Briggera capitata (Greville) Ross & Sims 1985
Publication Details
Briggera capitata (Greville) Ross & Sims 1985: 303
Published in: Ross, R. & Sims, P.A. (1985). Some genera of the Biddulphiaceae (diatoms) with interlocking linking spines. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 13: 277-381.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Briggera is Briggera ornithocephala (Greville) R.Ross & P.A.Sims.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Hemiaulus capitatus Greville
Type Information
Type locality: "Barbadoes deposit, Cambridge estate ; in slides communicated by C. Johnson, Esq. ; extremely rare."; (Greville 1865: 54) Notes: Typus: BM?
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 August 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 01 August 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2024
