Frankophila biggsii Lowe, Morales & Kilroy 2006
Publication Details
Frankophila biggsii Lowe, Morales & Kilroy 2006: 42, figs 1-18
Published in: Lowe, R., Morales, E. & Kilroy, C. (2006). Frankophila biggsii (Bacillariophyceae), a new diatom species from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 44: 41-46.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Frankophila is Frankophila similioides Lange-Bertalot & M.Rumrich.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand: Punakaiki: wet rock bluff by Fox River; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Rex. L. Lowe; 3.iii.2005; wet rock bluff; CHR; 574150 (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 September 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 May 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
