Bacteriastrum furcatum Shadbolt 1853
Publication Details
Bacteriastrum furcatum Shadbolt 1853: 14, pl. 1: fig. 1
Published in: Shadboldt, G. (1853 '1854'). A short description of some new forms of Diatomaceae from Port Natal. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 2: 13-18, 1 pl. [pl. I].
Request PDFPublication date: October 1853
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Bacteriastrum.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Port Natal (now Durban), South Africa; (Bosak et al. 2015: 132) Lectotype (typified by Boalch (1975): BM; no. 293 (Bosak et al. 2015: 132)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), forked, furcate (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
