Brachysira vixapiculata Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007
Publication Details
Brachysira vixapiculata Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 55, pl. 170: figs 1, 2
Published in: Metzeltin, D. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (2007). Tropical diatoms of South America II. Special remarks on biogeography disjunction. Iconographia Diatomologica 18: 1-877, incl. 296 pl.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Brachysira is Brachysira aponina Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Rio Tec, Venezuela"; (Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 55) Type: Julio Schneider; 16. 03. 1993; FR; Praep. AmS-268b in Coll. Lange-Bertalot (Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 55)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 July 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 16 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024