Cymatopleura nyansae G.S.West 1907
Publication Details
Cymatopleura nyansae G.S.West 1907: 167: pl. 8, fig 8
Published in: West, G.S. (1907). Report on the freshwater algae, including phytoplankton of the Third Tanganyika Expedition, conducted by Dr. W.A. Cunnington 1904-1905. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 38: 81-197.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cymatopleura is Cymatopleura solea (Brébisson) W.Smith.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Surirella nyansae (G.S.West) C.Cocquyt & R.Jahn.
Type Information
Type locality: Tanzania: Lake Victoria: near Bukoba; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: West 252; plankton; BM; 34183 (Cocquyt & Jahn 2014: 421) Notes: Collector: W.A. Cunnington 252 (INA). Third Tanganyika expedition conducted by Dr. Cunnington (April 1905) (Cocquyt & Jahn, 2014).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
LM: emended description (Cocquyt & Jahn, 2014: 421).
Created: 30 January 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 May 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
