Diatoma fulgens (Greville) Greville 1833

Publication Details
Diatoma fulgens (Greville) Greville 1833: 407

Published in: Greville, [R.K.] (1833). Div. IV. Diatomaceae. In: The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Class XXIV. Cryptogamia. Vol. V. (or Vol. II of Dr. Hooker's British flora). Part I. Comprising the Mosses, Hepaticae, Lichens, Characeae and Algae. (Hooker, W.J. Eds), pp. 401-415. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Paternoster-Row.

Request PDF

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Synedrosphenia fulgens (Greville) Lobban & Ashworth.

Basionym
Exilaria fulgens Greville

Type Information
Type locality: Appin [Scotland]; (Greville 1827: pl. 291) Lectotype (desinated by Kanjer & al. 2021: 2): Captain Carmichael; "on various small algae in the sea in spring and summer"; BR; 4678 (Kanjer & al. 2021: 2)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), shining, bright-coloured (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 03 October 2022

Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.

Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=93107

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024

Currently in AlgaeBase: