Orthoseira americana (Kützing) Round, R.M.Crawford & D.G.Mann ex Spaulding & Kociolek 1998
Publication Details
Orthoseira americana (Kützing) Round, R.M.Crawford & D.G.Mann ex Spaulding & Kociolek 1998: 391
Published in: Spaulding, S.A. & Kociolek, J.P. (1998). The diatom genus Orthoseira: ultrastructure and morphological variation in two species from Madagascar with comments on nomenclature in the genus. Diatom Research 13(1): 133-147, 4 figs, 1 table.
Request PDFPublication date: 1998
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Orthoseira is Melosira americana Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Melosira americana Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Tropical America; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Lindenberg comm. Binder; freshwater; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 September 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
