Exilaria capitata (Ehrenberg) Hassall 1845

Publication Details
Exilaria capitata (Ehrenberg) Hassall 1845: 433

Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1845). A history of the British freshwater algae, including descriptions of the Desmideae and Diatomaceae. With upwards of one hundred plates, illustrating the various species. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, [i]-462, [ i , err.]. London, Edinburgh, Paris & Leipzig: S. Highley, H. Baillière; Sunderland & Knox; J.B. Baillière; T.O. Weigel.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Exilaria is Exilaria flabellata Greville.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulnaria capitata (Ehrenberg) Compère.

Basionym
Synedra capitata Ehrenberg

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 December 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 12 March 2011

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024

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