Biddulphia tumida var. peruviana (Grunow) F.W.Mills 1933

Publication Details
Biddulphia tumida var. peruviana (Grunow) F.W.Mills 1933: 309

Published in: Mills, F.W. (1933). An index to the genera and species of the diatomaceae and their synonyms. 1816-1932. Part 5 (Bi-Ch). pp. 297-372. London: Wheldon & Wesley, Limited.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Biddulphia is Biddulphia pulchella S.F.Gray.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ralfsiella peruviana (Grunow) P.A.Sims, D.M.Williams & Ashworth .

Source of Synonymy
Sims, P.A., Williams, D.M. & Ashworth, M.[P.] (2018). Examination of type specimens for the genera Odontella and Zygoceros (Bacillariophyceae) with evidence for the new family Odontellaceae and a description of three new genera. Phytotaxa 382(1): 1-56, 156 figs, 2 text-figs.

Basionym
Biddulphia peruviana Grunow

Type Information
Type locality: "Rare dans le Guano du Pérou, frequent dans un Guano d’orginie inconnue” [Guano from Peru; guano of unknown origin]; (Van Heurck 1882-1885: pl.101, figs 2, 3)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 January 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025