Fragilaria floridana Hanna 1933

Publication Details
Fragilaria floridana Hanna 1933: 82, pl. 2: figs 1, 2

Published in: Hanna, G.D. (1933). Diatoms of the Florida peat deposits. Annual Report Florida State Geological Survey 23/24: 68-199.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fragilariforma floridana (Hanna) D.M.Williams.

Source of Synonymy
Williams, D.M. (1990). Fragilaria floridana Hanna: Ultrastructure of the valve and girdle and its transference to Fragilariforma Williams & Round. In: Ouvrage dédié à la Mémoire du Professeur Henry Germain (1903-1989). (Ricard, M. Eds), pp. 259-265. Königstein: Koeltz Scientific Books.

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
(Latin), of or from the state of Florida (Dawes & Mathieson 2008)

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

Last updated: 24 November 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 May 2025