Biremis lucens (Hustedt) Sabbe, Witkowski & Vyverman 1995

Publication Details
Biremis lucens (Hustedt) Sabbe, Witkowski & Vyverman 1995: 380, figs 1-33

Published in: Sabbe, K., Witkowski, A. & Vyverman, W. (1995). Taxonomy, morphology and ecology of Biremis lucens comb. nov. (Bacillariophyta): a brackish-marine, benthic diatom species comprising different morphological types. Botanica Marina 38: 379-391, 55 figs, 1 table.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Biremis is Biremis ambigua (Cleve) D.G.Mann.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Navicula lucens Hustedt

Type Information
Type locality: Borneo: Miang Besar; (INA 1996) Type (fide Simonsen, 1987: 358): BRM; coll. Hustedt N11/76 (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), shining, polished, glistening (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 January 2020

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Habitat note
Marine and brackish waters. - (20 January 2020) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 June 2025