Fallacia pulchella Sabbe & Muylaert 1999
Publication Details
Fallacia pulchella Sabbe & Muylaert 1999: 17, fig. 46, 47, 66-68, 72, 74
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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: mouth of the Westerschelde estuary, The Netherlands; (Sabbe, Vyverman & Muylaert 1999: 17) Holotype: sandy intertidal sediments; BM; slide 100176 (Sabbe, Vyverman & Muylaert 1999: 17) Notes: Isotypes: BRM: slide BRM zu 5/3, GENT: slide KS9803.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), beautiful and little (Stearn 1973).
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 29 March 2024