Triceratium favus var. quadratum Grunow 1885

Current name: Triceratium favus f. quadratum (Grunow) Hustedt
400x __width 110 µm - 16 May 2011. Robert Lavigne. (MicroscopyView.com)

Publication Details
Triceratium favus var. quadratum Grunow 1885: pl. 84: figs 4-5 (as 'quadrata')

Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1885). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde Series III: Heft 21/22. pp. pls 81-88. Aschersleben: Commissions-Verlag Von Ludwig Siever's Buchhandlung.

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Publication date: Jul 1885

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Triceratium is Triceratium favus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Triceratium favus f. quadratum (Grunow) Hustedt.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), honeycomb (Brown 1954).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 June 2018

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Nomenclatural note
Seemingly originally first introduced without a description, but validated by analytical figures (see ICN Art. 38.7 "For the purpose of Art. 38.5, prior to 1 January 1908, an illustration with analysis (see Art. 38.9 and 38.10) is acceptable in place of a written description or diagnosis."). - (04 April 2016) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025