Ellerbeckia arenaria f. teres (Brun) R.M.Crawford 2001
Publication Details
Ellerbeckia arenaria f. teres (Brun) R.M.Crawford 2001: 318
Published in: Schmid, A.-M.M. & Crawford, R.M. (2001). Ellerbeckia arenaria (Bacillariophyceae): formation of auxospores and initial cells. European Journal of Phycology 36: 307-320.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ellerbeckia is Ellerbeckia arenaria (D.Moore ex Ralfs) Dorofeyuk & Kulikovskiy.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ellerbeckia teres (Brun) R.M.Crawford ex Houk & al..
Source of Synonymy
Houk, V., Klee, R. & Tanaka, H. (2017). Atlas of freshwater centric diatoms with a brief key and descriptions. Second emended edition of Part I and II. Melosiraceae, Liparogyraceae, Paraliaceae and Aulacoseiraceae. Fottea 17(Supplement): 1-616.
Basionym
Melosira teres Brun
Type Information
Type locality: Maine, [collected by Brun], [USA]; (Schmidt 1892: expl. pl. 179: figs 13, 14) Notes: A type does not appear to have been designated.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), in sandy places.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
