Mastogloia danseyi (Thwaites) Thwaites ex W.Smith 1856
Publication Details
Mastogloia danseyi (Thwaites) Thwaites ex W.Smith 1856: 64, pl. 62: fig. 388 (as 'danseii')
Published in: Smith, W. (1856). A synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with remarks on their structure, functions and distribution; and instructions for collecting and preserving specimens. The plates by Tuffen West. In two volumes. Vol. II. pp. [i]-xxix, 1-107, pls 32-60, 61-62, A-E. London: John van Voorst, Paternoster Row.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Mastogloia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Dickieia danseyi Thwaites
Type Information
Type locality: "...small quantity upon rocks on the tidal shore of the river Tamar." [forming the border between Devon and Cornwall, England]; (Thwaites 1848: 172) Letotype (River Tamar, designated by Edlund & Burge 2019: 353): George Dansey; on rocks of tidal shore; BM; 24333 (Edlund & Burge 2019: 353)
Eponomy
Named for "... its discoverer George Dansey, Esq. of Devonport..." [George Dansey was a Surgeon interested in natural history].
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Named for the collector of the type, George Dansey [sic]. - (20 January 2023) - M.D. Guiry
Habitat note
Halophilic, living in coastal areas - (30 July 2011) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025
