Amphitetras elegans Greville 1866
Current name:
Amphitetras elegans Greville
1000x __Dim. 73 µm - 03 April 2011. Robert Lavigne. (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Amphitetras elegans Greville 1866: 9, pl. 2: fig. 24
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1866). Descriptions of new and rare Diatoms. Series XVIII. Transactions of the Microscopical Society, New Series, London 14: 1-9, pls I, II.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphitetras is Amphitetras antediluviana Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Monterey deposit; L. Hardman, Esq."; (Greville 1866: 9) Holotype: BM; 10007 (Williams 1988: 7, pl. 6: figs 4, 8)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 May 2024
