Scoliopleura westii (W.Smith) Grunow 1860
Current name:
Caloneis westii (W.Smith) Hendey
630x _Dim. 23 x 120 µm - 29 October 2012. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Scoliopleura westii (W.Smith) Grunow 1860: 555
Published in: Grunow, A. (1860). Über neue oder ungenügend gekannte Algen. Erste Folge, Diatomeen, Familie Naviculaceen. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 10: 503-582, pls III-VII.
Request PDFPublication date: "4 April 1860"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Scoliopleura is Scoliopleura peisonis Grunow.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Caloneis westii (W.Smith) Hendey.
Basionym
Navicula westii W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Marine: detected by Mr. Tufen West with the last. May 1852. Shoreham Harbour, Nov. 1852, W. Sm."; (Smith 1853: 43)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 January 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
