Skeletonema menzelii Guillard, Carpenter & Reimann 1974
Publication Details
Skeletonema menzelii Guillard, Carpenter & Reimann 1974: 135, figs 1-9
Published in: Guillard, R.R.L., Carpenter, E.J. & Reimann, B.E.F. (1974). Skeletonema menzelii sp nov., a new diatom from the western Atlantic Ocean. Phycologia 13(2): 131-138, 12 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Skeletonema is Skeletonema costatum (Greville) Cleve.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Western Sargasso Sea (32°10'N, 64°30'W); (Guillard, Carpenter & Reimann 1974) Holotype: fig. 5: Dr David W. Menzel; 22 May 1959; at a depth of 100 m; (Guillard, Carpenter & Reimann 1974: 135, fig. 5) Notes: Living specimens of clone Men-5 at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 22 January 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 November 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
