Sphinctocystis librilis (Ehrenberg) Hassal 1845

Current name:
Surirella librile (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg
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Publication Details
Sphinctocystis librilis (Ehrenberg) Hassal 1845: 436; pl. 102, fig. 3
Published in: Hassall, A.H. (1845). A history of the British freshwater algae, including descriptions of the Desmideae and Diatomaceae. With upwards of one hundred plates, illustrating the various species. Vol. I. pp. [i]-viii, [i]-462, [ i , err.]. London, Edinburgh, Paris & Leipzig: S. Highley, H. Baillière; Sunderland & Knox; J.B. Baillière; T.O. Weigel.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Sphinctocystis.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Surirella librile (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Navicula librile Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Berlin; (Ehrenberg 1832: 81) Lectotype: BHUPM; 1151c, d [Icon] (Jahn, Kusber & Cocquyt 2017: 78)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 June 2018
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Nomenclatural note
See CAS Diatom Collection for plate and figure. - (19 June 2018) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025