Biddulphia elongata Meneghini, nom. inval. 1849
Publication Details
Biddulphia elongata Meneghini, nom. inval. 1849: 137
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Biddulphia is Biddulphia pulchella S.F.Gray.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 December 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: name only; included in synonymy. "'Biddulphia elongata' Meneghini has only been recorded by Kützing (1849, p. 137) but Meneghini did comment earlier on the specimens: "Abbiamo nell'Adriatico le due specie quinquelocularis e trilocularis. Lo riferisco alla seconda una forma a bacilli minori e molto allungati, che credevo dapprima una nuova specie e come tale comunicai al Kützing, il quale la credette invece appartenente alla quinquelocularis" (Meneghini 1846, p. 1998). 'Kützing 927' is the source material for BM 19394, the apparent type material for 'B. elongata', which contains just fragments, mostly with fragments of a species of Rhabdonema (Figures 11, 12, BM001167211: https://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/collection-specimens/resource/05ff2255-c38a- 40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb/record/8288389)." (Williams 2021: 219). - (18 December 2021) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025
