Diatoma rupestris Y.Liu & Q.X.Wang 2010
Publication Details
Diatoma rupestris Y.Liu & Q.X.Wang 2010: 338, figs 1-17
Published in: Liu, Y., Fu, C., Wang, Q. & Stoermer, E.F. (2010). A new species, Diatoma rupestris, from the Great Xing'an Mountains, China. Diatom Research 25(2): 337-347.
Request PDFPublication date: 2010
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Odontidium rupestris (Y.Liu & Q.X.Wang) Jüttner & D.M.Williams.
Source of Synonymy
Jüttner, I., Williams, D.M., Gurung, S., Van de Vijver, B., Levkov, Z., Sharma, C.M., Sharma, S. & Cox, E.J. (2017). The genus Odontidium (Bacillariophyta) in the Himalaya - a preliminary account of some taxa and their distribution. Phytotaxa 332(1): 1-21, 95 fig., 3 tables.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rocky, rock-dwelling (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 November 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 January 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025
