Opephora minuta (A.Cleve) Witkowski, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin 2000
Publication Details
Opephora minuta (A.Cleve) Witkowski, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin 2000: 71
Published in: Witkowski, A., Lange-Bertalot, H. & Metzeltin, D. (2000). Diatom flora of marine coasts I. Iconographia Diatomologica 7: 1-925, incl. 219 pls with 4504 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Opephora is Opephora pacifica (Grunow) Petit.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudostaurosira minuta (Cleve-Euler) E.Morales, C.E.Wetzel, Van de Vijver & Ector .
Basionym
Opephora marina var. minuta A.Cleve
Type Information
Baltic Sea; Notes: Russia: Murmansk: Knjäsha (INA)?
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small; minute (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 August 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 July 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2024