Skvortzowia Kulikovskiy, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin, 2012
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Bacillariophyta
Class Bacillariophyta classis incertae sedis
Order Bacillariophyta ordo incertae sedis
Family Bacillariophyta familia incertae sedis
Holotype species: Skvortzowia baicalensis Kulikovskiy, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin
Original publication and holotype designation: Kulikovskiy, M.S., Lange-Bertalot, H., Metzeltin, D. & Witkowski, A. (2012). Lake Baikal: Hotspot of endemic diatoms I. Iconographia Diatomologica 23: 1-607, incl. 156 pls.
Taxonomic status: currently recognized as a distinct genus.
Nomenclatural notes
Named for Boris Vassilievich Skvortsov (1896-1980, also Skvortzov, Skvortzkov, Skvortsow), Russian phycologist. - (13 Oct 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Numbers of names and species: There are 2 species names in the database at present, of which 2 have been flagged as accepted taxonomically on the basis of the listed literature under the species name. In some instances, opinions on taxonomic validity differ from author to author and users are encouraged to form their own opinion. AlgaeBase is a work in progress and should not be regarded as a definitive source only as a guide to the literature..
Names: ('C' indicates a name that is accepted taxonomically; 'S' a homotypic or heterotypic synonym; 'U' indicates a name of uncertain taxonomic status, but which has been subjected to some verification nomenclaturally; 'P' indicates a preliminary AlgaeBase entry that has not been subjected to any kind of verification. For more information on a species click on it to activate a link to the Species database):
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Verification of data
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Created: 19 December 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Verified by: 13 October 2017 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 August 2020.
