Clevia humerosa (Brebisson ex W.Smith) Mereschkowsky 1902

Current name: Petroneis humerosa (Brébisson ex W.Smith) Stickle & D.G.Mann
1000x__Dim. 23 x 61 µm __DIC__ Berrow Beach Somerset, UK - 19 March 2017. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)

Publication Details
Clevia humerosa (Brebisson ex W.Smith) Mereschkowsky 1902: 125

Published in: Mereschkowsky, C. (1902). Les types de l'endochrome chez les Diatomées. Scripta Botanica Horti Universitatis (Imperialis) 21: 1-193, 111 textfig.

Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Petroneis humerosa (Brébisson ex W.Smith) Stickle & D.G.Mann.

Source of Synonymy
Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms. Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. [i-ix], 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Basionym
Navicula humerosa Brébisson ex W.Smith

Type Information
Type locality: River Nene, near Wisbech, England; (Hendey 1964: 206) Type: BM; 23531 (Hendey 1964: 206)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 03 September 2011 by Robert Lavigne.

Last updated: 06 February 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025