Licmophora fulgens (Greville) Kützing 1844
Current name:
Synedrosphenia fulgens (Greville) Lobban & Ashworth
Zeiss Plan 40x/0.65, DIC, 305µm length, Marine sample, Alboran Sea. - 07 November 2020. Forbes Pettigrew
Publication Details
Licmophora fulgens (Greville) Kützing 1844: 123, pl. 13: fig. 5
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Licmophora is Licmophora argentescens C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Synedrosphenia fulgens (Greville) Lobban & Ashworth.
Basionym
Exilaria fulgens Greville
Type Information
Type locality: Appin [Scotland]; (Greville 1827: pl. 291) Lectotype (desinated by Kanjer & al. 2021: 2): Captain Carmichael; "on various small algae in the sea in spring and summer"; BR; 4678 (Kanjer & al. 2021: 2)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), shining, bright-coloured (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 26 March 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 03 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024