Fallacia arenaria Sabbe & Vyverman 1999
Publication Details
Fallacia arenaria Sabbe & Vyverman 1999: 13, figs 11-18, 76, 77, 79, 80
Published in: Sabbe, K., Vyverman, W. & Muylaert, K. (1999). New and little-known Fallacia species (Bacillariophyta) from brackish and marine intertidal sandy sediments in Northwest Europe and North America. Phycologia 38: 8-22, 81 figs, 1 table.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fallacia is Fallacia pygmaea (Kützing) Stickle & D.G.Mann.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudofallacia arenaria (Sabbe & Vyverman) Y.Liu, Kociolek & Q.Wang.
Type Information
Type locality: mouth of the Westerschelde estuary, The Netherlands; (Sabbe, Vyverman & Muylaert 1999: 13) Holotype: sandy intertidal sediments; BM; slide 100174 (Sabbe, Vyverman & Muylaert 1999: 13) Notes: Isotypes: BRM: BRM slide Zu 5/1, GENT: slide KS9801.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), in sandy places.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 February 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024