Calyptrella robusta (G.Norman ex Ralfs) D.U.Hernández-Becerril & M.E.Meave del Castillo 1996

Neocalyptrella robusta (G.Norman ex Ralfs) Hernández-Becerril & Meave

Current name: Neocalyptrella robusta (G.Norman ex Ralfs) Hernández-Becerril & Meave
This large species may present itself as slightly sigmoid or (as here) lunate, depending on the orientation of the half frustules.Robin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)

Publication Details
Calyptrella robusta (G.Norman ex Ralfs) D.U.Hernández-Becerril & M.E.Meave del Castillo 1996

Published in: Hernández-Becerril, D.U. & Maeve Del Castillo, M.E. (1996). The marine planktonic diatom Rhizosolenia robusta (Bacillariophyta): morphological studies support its transfer to a new genus, Calyptrella gen. nov. Phycologia 35: 198-203, 19 figs.

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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neocalyptrella robusta (G.Norman ex Ralfs) Hernández-Becerril & Meave.

Basionym
Rhizosolenia robusta G.Norman ex Ralfs

Type Information
Type locality: North Sea: Teignmouth and Heligoland; Australia; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), strong growing, strong-growing, or stout (Stearn 1973).

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

Last updated: 13 March 2008

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2008. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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