Himantidium arcus var. majus (W.Smith) Brun 1880
Publication Details
Himantidium arcus var. majus (W.Smith) Brun 1880: 48, pl. 2: fig. 26
Published in: Brun, J. [Brun, J.-J.] (1880). Diatomées des Alpes et du Jura et de la region Suisse et Française des environs de Genève. pp. 1-146, 9 pls. Genève & Paris: H. Georg; Georges Masson.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Himantidium is Himantidium arcus (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eunotia major (W.Smith) Rabenhorst.
Basionym
Himantidium majus W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water. Gap of Dunloe, Killarney [Ireland], July 1855, W. Smith, Forfarshire [Scotland], Dr. Dickie. Braemar [Scotland], Dr. Balfour, Aug. 1854."; (Smith 1856: 14) Lectotype (Gap of Dunloe; designated by Jüttner & Van de Vijver 2022: 3): W. Smith; July 22, 1855; freshwater; BR; BR-4725 (represented by Fig. 24), slide (Jüttner & Van de Vijver 2022: 8)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), arc, bow or curve; arch (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
