Mastogloia abnormis Al-Handal & Pennesi 2016
Publication Details
Mastogloia abnormis Al-Handal & Pennesi 2016: 114, figs 2-16
Published in: Al-Handal, A.Y., Pennesi, C. & Abdullah, D.S. (2016). Mastogloia abnormis sp. nov. and Mastogloia descrepata sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae, Mastogloia section Sulcatae) from Sawa Lake, Southern Iraq. Diatom Research 31(2): 113-121.
Publication date: 2016
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mastogloia is Mastogloia danseyi (Thwaites) Thwaites ex W.Smith.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Holotype locality: Sawa Lake, southern Iraq (31°18'N, 4500'E); (Al-Handal, Pennesi & Abdullah 2016: 114) Holotype: May 2013; lake shore; epiphytes on Lamrothamnium sp.; BM; slide 101801 (Al-Handal, Pennesi & Abdullah 2016: 114, figs 9-10) Notes: Isotype: slide SL52017, Dept. Mar. Biol., Mar. Science Center, Basra, Iraq.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), abnormal (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 27 September 2016 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 September 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 September 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024