Scoresbya kempii Hendey 1937
Publication Details
Scoresbya kempii Hendey 1937: 346, pl. IX [9]: figs 16, 17
Published in: Hendey, N.I. (1937). The plankton diatoms of the Southern Seas. Discovery Reports 16: 151–364, 8 plates [VI-XIII].
Request PDFPublication date: April 1937
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Scoresbya.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Plagiotropis australis (M.Peragallo) Paddock.
Source of Synonymy
Paddock, T.B.B. (1988). Plagiotropis Pfitzer and Tropidoneis Cleve, a summary account. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 16: 1-152, plus 38 plates.
Type Information
Type locality: "'in aquis marinis 'Bransfield Strait', prope insulam 'Astrolabe' dictam, in mari Antarctica ... Observed at St. WS 481" [Antarctica]; (Hendey 1937: 346)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 03 September 2016 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 14 July 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 July 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025
