Asterionella gracillima var. formosa (Hassall) Wislouch 1921

Publication Details
Asterionella gracillima var. formosa (Hassall) Wislouch 1921: 107,110

Published in: Wislouch, S.M. (1921). Materialy po diatomovym Yaroslavskoy gubernii. (Material on the Diatoms of the gouvernment of Jaroslav). Trudy Yaroslavskogo Estestvenno istorich, Obshch. 3: 105-116,1 pl., 15 Lit. hinw.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asterionella is Asterionella formosa Hassall.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asterionella formosa Hassall.

Basionym
Asterionella formosa Hassall

Type Information
Type locality: England: London: Thames R.; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very slender (Neal 1993).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 09 November 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 27 March 2011

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024

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