Berkeleya penicillata (Kützing) Grunow 1877
Publication Details
Berkeleya penicillata (Kützing) Grunow 1877: 181
Published in: Grunow, A. (1877). New diatoms from Honduras, with notes by F. Kitton. Monthly Microscopical Journal, London 18: 165-186, pls 193-196.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Berkeleya is Berkeleya fragilis Greville.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Homoeocladia penicillata Kützing
Type Information
France: Antibes;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a pencil or an artist'’s camel-hair brush (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 October 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 07 December 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 May 2024