Brightwellia coronata (Brightwell) Ralfs 1861
Current name:
Brightwellia coronata (Brightwell) Ralfs
600x __Diam. 58 µm __Oamaru, New Zealand - 18 July 2011. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Brightwellia coronata (Brightwell) Ralfs 1861: 940
Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..
Request PDFPublication date: 1861
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Brightwellia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Craspedodiscus coronatus Brightwell
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), crowned (Stearn 1983).
Created: 11 November 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 April 2024
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 31 May 2025
