Mastogloia elliptica var. danseyi (Thwaites) Cleve 1895
Publication Details
Mastogloia elliptica var. danseyi (Thwaites) Cleve 1895: 152 (as 'dansei')
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1895). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsak Akademiens Handlingar 27(3): 1-219, 4 pls.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Mastogloia is Mastogloia danseyi (Thwaites) Thwaites ex W.Smith.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mastogloia danseyi (Thwaites) Thwaites ex W.Smith.
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)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), elliptic, elliptical (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2023
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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 25 April 2024