Geissleria taafiana Van de Vijver & Le Cohu 2003

Publication Details
Geissleria taafiana Van de Vijver & Le Cohu 2003: 343, figs 1-12

Published in: Van de Vijver, B. & Le Cohu, R. (2003). Two new species of the genus Geissleria Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin (Bacillariophyceae) from the Kerguelen and Crozet archipielagos (TAAF, Subantarctica). Nova Hedwigia 77(3-4): 341-349, 25 fig., 1 table.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Geissleria is Geissleria moseri Metzeltin, Witkowski & Lange-Bertalot.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Placogeia taafiana (Van de Vijver & Le Cohu) Bukhtiyarova.

Type Information
Type locality: "Locus typicus: Vallée des Branloires, Ile de la Possession, Crozet Archipelago, Peat Core C1 225/226."; (Van de Vijver & Le Cohu 2003: 343) Notes: Holotype: CAS-220072 (California Academy of Sciences) Isotype: PLP-023 (University of Antwerp, RUCA), BR-4065 (National Botanical Garden, Meise, Belgium)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 January 2008 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 February 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 February 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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