Stenopterobia cataractarum C.Cocquyt & J.C.Taylor 2014
Publication Details
Stenopterobia cataractarum C.Cocquyt & J.C.Taylor 2014: 78, fig. 1-38
Published in: Cocquyt, C., J.C.Taylor & C.E.Wetzel (2014). Stenopterobia cataractarum sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta), a new benthic diatom from a waterfall in Zambia, Africa. Phytotaxa 158(1): 76-84, 39 fig., 1 table.
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 cataractarum (C.Cocquyt & J.C.Taylor) C.Cocquyt & J.C.Taylor.
Type Information
Type locality: Zambia: Luapula Province: Ntumbachushi Falls (09.853736S, 28.944683E); (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: J.C. Taylor 12-349; BR; slide 4345 (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), of the cataracts.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 September 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 19 January 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024