Biddulphia alternans (Bailey) Van Heurck 1885

Neobrightwellia alternans (Bailey) M.P.Ashworth & P.A.Sims

Current name: Neobrightwellia alternans (Bailey) M.P.Ashworth & P.A.Sims
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Publication Details
Biddulphia alternans (Bailey) Van Heurck 1885: 208

Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1885). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Texte. pp. [1]-235. Anvers: Martin Brouwers & Co.

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Publication date: May 1885

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Biddulphia is Biddulphia pulchella S.F.Gray.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neobrightwellia alternans (Bailey) M.P.Ashworth & P.A.Sims.

Basionym
Triceratium alternans Bailey

Type Information
Type locality: USA: various localities on Atlantic coast; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), alternating (Stearn 1992).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 January 2023

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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