Archibaldia capensis (Giffen) Witkowski & Kociolek 2011

Publication Details
Archibaldia capensis (Giffen) Witkowski & Kociolek 2011: 172, figs 1-39

Published in: Witkowski, A, Kociolek, J.P. & Kurzydlowski, K.J. (2011). Valve ultrastructure of two new genera of marine canal-bearing diatoms (Bacillariophyceae). Phycologia 50(2): 170-181.

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Publication date: 2011

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Archibaldia.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Gomphonitzschia capensis Giffen

Type Information
Type locality: "Lamberts Bay on the Namaqualand Coast about 250 km north of Cape Town"; (Giffen 1984: 191) Holotype: M.H. Giffen; November 1971; on stipes of Ecklonia buccinalis; Giffen Collection, CSIR, Durban; slide 647/7 (Giffen 1984: 191)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), pertaining to the Cape, usually the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 March 2011 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 March 2011

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Habitat note
Observed by Giffen (1984) epiphytic on the stipes of Ecklonia buccinalis; A. capensis (= Gomphonitzschia capensis); formed glossy patches mixed with tufts of Polysiphonia spp.; in a mixture of seaweeds in a rock pool (Witkowski et al. 2011). - (29 March 2011) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025