Cyclotella americana Fricke, nom. illeg. 1900
Publication Details
Cyclotella americana Fricke, nom. illeg. 1900: pl. 222: fig. 50-52
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1900). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde Series V: Heft 56 ["55"]. pp. pls 221-224. Leipzig: O.R. Reisland .
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cyclotella is Cyclotella tecta Håkansson & R.Ross.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lindavia eriensis (Houk, Klee & H.Tanaka) Nakov, Guillory, Julius, Theriot & Alverson.
Type Information
Type locality: America [epitype from Lake Eire, North America]; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype (fide V. Houk et al., 2010: 35, pl. 248: fig. 7): fide V. Houk, R. Klee & H. Tanaka Coll. slide 1468 (epitype) Möller; Brun; W; Grunow slide 2239 "Erie See" (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 February 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
