Rhizosolenia acicularis B.G.Sundström 1986
Publication Details
Rhizosolenia acicularis B.G.Sundström 1986: 22, figs 6, 64-69
Published in: Sundström, B.G. (1986). The marine diatom genus Rhizosolenia a new approach to the taxonomy. Doctoral Dissertation. pp. 1-117. Lund: Akademisk avhandling, som för avläggande av filosofie doktorsexamen vid Matematisk-Naturvetnskapliga fakulteten vid Lunds Universitet kommer att offentligen försvaras å Växteklogiska Institutionen.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Rhizosolenia is Rhizosolenia styliformis T.Brightwell.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Sta. 008, Tropical South Atlantic; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: 12.v.1970; BM; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: SCOR WG15.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), acicular, i.e., narrow, stiff, pointed like a needle (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 28 January 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
