Berkeleya pellucida (Kützing) Giffen 1970
Publication Details
Berkeleya pellucida (Kützing) Giffen 1970: 89
Published in: Giffen, M.H. (1970). New and interesting marine and littoral diatoms from Sea Point, near Cape Town, South Africa. Botanica Marina 13(2): 87-99.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Berkeleya is Berkeleya fragilis Greville.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphipleura pellucida (Kützing) Kützing.
Basionym
Frustulia pellucida Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: bei Weisenfels; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pellucid, translucent but not hyaline (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 July 2011
Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.
Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=37325
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 July 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
