Stenopterobia delicatissima var. ghanaensis (Foged) C.Cocquyt & Kusber 2010
Publication Details
Stenopterobia delicatissima var. ghanaensis (Foged) C.Cocquyt & Kusber 2010: 126
Published in: Cocquyt, C. & Kusber, W.-H. (2010). Reinvestigation of West African Surirellaceae (Bacillariophyta) described by Foged from Ghana. Nova Hedwigia 91(1/2): 111-136, 90 figs, 3 table.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Stenopterobia is Stenopterobia intermedia (F.W.Lewis) Van Heurck ex Hanna.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Iconella delicatissima var. ghanaensis (Foged) C.Cocquyt & Kusber.
Basionym
Surirella delicatissima var. ghanaensis Foged
Type Information
Type locality: "Ghana. Fresh water (a small river north of the village Dwinyana; Loc. No. 30)."; (Foged 1966: 124) Type: C; Ghana No. 204/1961 (Foged 1966: 151) Notes: "Illustration slide: Ghana No. 204/1961."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), very delicate.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 November 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 May 2018
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 May 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2024
