Surirella adriatica Kützing 1844

Current name: Podocystis adriatica (Kützing) Ralfs
Estepona, Malaga province, Spain; Marine sample, Alboran Sea. 60µm length; maged with a Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, 60µm diameter, stacked in Photoshop - 31 October 2019. Forbes Pettigrew

Publication Details
Surirella adriatica Kützing 1844: 62; pl. 7: fig. 8; pl. 30: fig. 80

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.

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Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Surirella is Surirella striatula Turpin.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Podocystis adriatica (Kützing) Ralfs.

Source of Synonymy
Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latinised), of or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 11 January 2013

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025