Diatoma arcuata Lyngbye 1818
Current name:
Rhabdonema arcuatum (Lyngbye) Kützing
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Port Madison, 400x, DIC - 26 May 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Diatoma arcuata Lyngbye 1818: 8, pl. MDLXXXXVII: fig. 2
Published in: Hornemann, J.V. (1818). [Flora danica] 9, fasc. 27. . Havniae [Copenhagen].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhabdonema arcuatum (Lyngbye) Kützing.
Type Information
Type locality: ad littora Fioniae septent. in Ceram. elongato et rubro parasiticum inven. Lyngbe; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), curved, like a bow (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 April 2023
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
