Stenopterobia cuspidata var. giluwensis W.Vyverman 1989
Publication Details
Stenopterobia cuspidata var. giluwensis W.Vyverman 1989: 75, fig. 4: 5-10
Published in: Vyverman, W. (1989). Diatoms (Bacillariophya) from Mount Giluwe (Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea). Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 122(1): 61-80, 5 fig.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Stenopterobia is Stenopterobia intermedia (F.W.Lewis) Van Heurck ex Hanna.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Iconella cuspidata var. giluwensis (Vyverman) D.Kapustin & Kulikovskiy.
Type Information
Type locality: Papua New Guinea: Southern Highlands Prov.: Mount Giluwe; (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype: Vyverman 436; GENT; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: "in aquis dulcis acidiscue montis Giluwensis" (Kapustin & Kulikovskiy, 2018: 239).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pointed (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 January 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 May 2024
