Cyclotella rhomboideoelliptica var. rounda Y.Z.Qi & J.R.Yang 1985
Publication Details
Cyclotella rhomboideoelliptica var. rounda Y.Z.Qi & J.R.Yang 1985: 284, pl. II [2]: figs 4-13 (as 'rhomboideo-elliptica')
Published in: Qi, Y.Z. & Yang, J.R. (1985). New data on the early Pleistocene fossil diatoms from Miyi, Sichuan, China. Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica 2: 283-288.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cyclotella is Cyclotella tecta Håkansson & R.Ross.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lindavia rhomboideoelliptica var. rounda (Y.Qi & J.Yang) Nakov & al..
Source of Synonymy
Nakov, T., Guillory, W.X., Julius, M.L., Theriot, E.C. & Alverson, A.J. (2015). Towards a phylogenetic classification of species belonging to the diatom genus Cyclotella (Bacillariophyceae): Transfer of species formerly placed in Puncticulata, Handmannia, Pliocaenicus and Cyclotella to the genus Lindavia. Phytotaxa 217(3): 249-264.
Type Information
Type locality: China: Sichuan: Miyi; (INA 1996) Type: Nanjing Inst. Geol. Palaeontol.; M83-4-16 (INA 1996)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 September 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 27 March 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 July 2025
