Diatoma mutabilis (W.Smith) P.A.C.Heiberg 1863
Publication Details
Diatoma mutabilis (W.Smith) P.A.C.Heiberg 1863: 58 (as 'mutabile')
Published in: Heiberg, P.A.C. (1863). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum danicarum. Kritisk oversigt over de danske Diatomeer. pp. 1-135, 6 pls. Kjøbenhavn: Wilhelm Priors Forlag.
Request PDFType 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 Staurosirella mutabilis (W.Smith) E.Morales & Van de Vijver.
Basionym
Odontidium mutabile W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water: frequent. Plumpton, Sussex, March 1852. Near Lewes, April, June, and Nov. 1853, W. Sm. Peterhead and Lough Mourne Deposits. Raasay Earth, &c."; (Smith 1856: 17) Lectotype (Plumpton, Sussex [England]; designated by Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2): not given; March 1852; BR; slide BR-4687 (Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2) Notes: Syntype material in BR (Morales et al., 2015: figs 20-47).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 November 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 November 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
