Diadesmis peregrina W.Smith 1857
Publication Details
Diadesmis peregrina W.Smith 1857: 12
Published in: Smith, W. (1857). Notes on an excursion to the Pyrennes in search of Diatomaceae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd series 19: 1-13, pls 1, 2.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diadesmis is Diadesmis confervacea Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Humidophila peregrina (W.Smith) Lowe, Kociolek, Johansen, Van de Vijver, Lange-Bertalot & Kopalová.
Type Information
Type locality: Kew Gardens, England; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Dr. Arnott; in tank of Victoria regia; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: [Grunow saw specimens from Glasgow and Kew Gardens, but illustrated one from Tahiti; descr. based on?] (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), foreign; wandering, travelling about; exotic strange (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 September 2014
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
