Bennettella ceticola (E.W.Nelson) R.W.Holmes 1985
Publication Details
Bennettella ceticola (E.W.Nelson) R.W.Holmes 1985: 51, figs 1-11, 14-17, 18-23
Published in: Holmes, R.W. (1985). The morphology of diatoms epizoic on cetaceans and their transfer from Cocconeis to two new genera, Bennettella and Epipellis. British Phycological Journal 20(1): 43-57, 49 figs.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Bennettella.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Cocconeis ceticola E.W.Nelson
Type Information
Type locality: on skin of whales (Balaenoptera musculus & B. physalus), South Shetlands; (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype: epizooic on Blue and Fin whales; BM; 33771 (Holmes 1985: 51)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 24 September 2003 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 September 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024