Mayamaea excelsa (Krasske) Lange-Bertalot

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Bacillariophycidae
Superorder Bacillarianae
Order Naviculales
Family Naviculaceae
Genus Mayamaea

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Publication details
Mayamaea excelsa (Krasske) Lange-Bertalot 1997: 72

Original publication: Lange-Bertalot, H. (1997). Frankophila, Mayamaea und Fistulifera: drei neue Gattungen der Klasse Bacillariophyceae. Archiv für Protistenkunde 148(1-2): 65-76.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mayamaea is Mayamaea atomus (Kützing) Lange-Bertalot.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Navicula excelsa Krasske

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), tall.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Navicula excelsa Krasske 1925
Navicula atomus var. excelsa (Krasske) Lange-Bertalot 1985

General environment
This is a terrestrial species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Navicula excelsa Krasske)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003).

(as Navicula atomus var. excelsa (Krasske) Lange-Bertalot)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003).

(as Mayamaea excelsa (Krasske) Lange-Bertalot)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2012).

Source of synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H. (2001). Navicula sensu stricto. 10 Genera separated from Navicula sensu lato. Frustulia. Diatoms of Europe: diatoms of the European inland waters and comparable habitats. Vol. 2 pp. 1-526.: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag. K.G..

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Mayamaea&species=excelsa

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Mayamaea&Species=excelsa

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 06 June 2010 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 171 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=44885

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:95800