Biddulphia elegans (Greville) C.S.Boyer 1900
Current name:
Amphitetras elegans Greville
1000x __Dim. 73 µm - 03 April 2011. Robert Lavigne. (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Biddulphia elegans (Greville) C.S.Boyer 1900: 717
Published in: Boyer, C.S. (1901 '1900'). The biddulphoid forms of North American Diatomaceae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1900: 685-748.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Biddulphia is Biddulphia pulchella S.F.Gray.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphitetras elegans Greville.
Basionym
Amphitetras elegans Greville
Type Information
Type locality: "Monterey deposit; L. Hardman, Esq."; (Greville 1866: 9) Holotype: BM; 10007 (Williams 1988: 7, pl. 6: figs 4, 8)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1973).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
