Diatoma liber Suhr 1831
Publication Details
Diatoma liber Suhr 1831: 686
Published in: Suhr, J.N. von (1831). Beschreibung einiger neuen Algen. Flora 14: 673-687, 709-716, 725-731.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Biddulphia biddulphiana (J.E.Smith) Boyer.
Type Information
Type locality: "Ins. Canar." [Canary Islands]; (Suhr 1831: 686) Notes: Type material: "Canary Islands (“Ins Canar.”), BM! 19390, https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/4f4615b7-37cd-49f0-9923-80222ff13b39 (‘Kützing 823’, see Fig. 25, https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a11a0891-ea13-47f5-8d65-88d4af9ca2b7), BM! 19343 (‘Kützing 766’); PC (Bory herbarium, Diatoma liber, TA 58393!, see Fig. 26); Suhr (W0088951, “Diatoma liber Suhr Bot. Zeit […] ex Ins Canarischen [?]”; W0088950 ‘Biddulphia septemlocularis’, collectio Grunow)." (Williams 2021: 222).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 December 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
