Colletonema vulgare (Thwaites) W.Smith 1856

Frustulia vulgaris (Thwaites) De Toni

Current name: Frustulia vulgaris (Thwaites) De Toni
Live cells in mucilage tube; focus on middle of cells. Drawdown zone, Pitsford Water, Northampton, UK - 28 September 2011. C.F. Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Colletonema vulgare (Thwaites) W.Smith 1856: 70; pl.56, fig.351

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.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Colletonema is Colletonema viridulum Brébisson ex Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Frustulia vulgaris (Thwaites) De Toni.

Basionym
Schizonema vulgare Thwaites

Type Information
Type locality: "Occurs during the spring in almost every ditch and running stream" [England].; (Thwaites 1848: 170)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 10 July 2010

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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