Frustulia serians Brébisson 1838

Publication Details
Frustulia serians Brébisson 1838: 44

Published in: Brébisson, A. de (1838). Études microscopiques. Considérations sur les Diatomées et essai d'une classification des genres et des espèces appartenant à cette famille. Mémoires de la Société Académique, Agricole, Industrielle et d’Instruction de l’Arrondissements de Falaise 1: 27-46, 148-149 (=Corrections et additions au mémoire sur les Diatomées).

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Publication date: 1 January 1838

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Frustulia is Frustulia saxonica Rabenhorst.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Brachysira serians (Brébisson) Round & D.G.Mann.

Source of Synonymy
Round, F.E. & Mann. D.G. (1981). The diatom genus Brachysira. I. Typification and separation from Anomoeoneis. Archiv für Protistenkunde 124(3): 221-231, 25 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: Falaise [Normandy, France]; (Brébisson 1838: 18) Lectotype: Brébisson; BR; BR-4655 (Van de Vijver & al. 2021 '2022': [3])

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 12 January 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 January 2025

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Nomenclatural notes
1838: 141 (Van de Vijver, 2021: [3]. - (15 January 2025) - G.M. Guiry
"Falaise. Souvent nageante à surface des flaques d'eau des marais tourbeux; elle se groupe en séries nombreuses, au moyen d'un rapprochement latéral.". While this might not be particularly informative, it is a valid description. - (16 December 2024) - M.D. Guiry

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