Kittonia gigantea (Greville) De Toni 1894
Publication Details
Kittonia gigantea (Greville) De Toni 1894: 898
Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1894). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. II. Bacillariaeae. Sect. III. - Cryptorhaphideae. pp. [i-vi], 819-1556. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.
Request PDFPublication date: 28 April 1894
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Kittonia is Kittonia elaborata (Grove & Sturt) Grove & Sturt.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Biddulphia gigantea Greville
Type Information
Type locality: "Barbadoes deposit, Cambridge estate"; (Greville 1864: 13) Type: BM; 2770 (Williams 1988: 19)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), huge.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
