Synedra tortuosa D.M.Williams & Metzeltin 2004
Publication Details
Synedra tortuosa D.M.Williams & Metzeltin 2004: 58, figs 1-16
Published in: Williams, D.M. & Metzeltin D. (2004). A new species of Synedra Ehrenb. with comments on auxospore and initial cell morphology. Diatom. The Japanese Journal of Diatomology 20: 57-66.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Synedra is Synedra balthica Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulnaria tortuos (Williams & Metzeltin) Williams & Metzeltin.
Type Information
Type locality: Uruguay: Dpto. Maldonado: Arroyo de Aíguá; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: D. Metzeltin & García-Rodriguez; xi.2002; BM; 101108 (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 April 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 14 December 2015
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
