Marine Species Traits - Falcatella L. Rabenhorst, 1853

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Falcatella L. Rabenhorst, 1853

AphiaID

602434 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:602434)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (Synonym)

Accepted name

Fragilaria H.C. Lyngbye, 1819

Rank

Genus

Parent

Bacillariophyceae incertae sedis

Direct children (8)

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Species Falcatella auerswaldii Rabenhorst, 1863 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Falcatella biasolettiana (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1863 accepted as Synedra biasolettiana Kützing, 1844 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Falcatella delicatula (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1853 accepted as Achnanthidium delicatulum f. delicatulum Kützing, 1844 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Falcatella lunata Rabenhorst, 1853 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Falcatella neapolitana Rabenhorst, 1853 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Falcatella romana Rabenhorst, 1853 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Falcatella zelleri Rabenhorst, 1864 (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Falcatella zelleri Rabenhorst, 1857 (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Rabenhorst, L. (1853). Die Süsswasser-Diatomaceen (Bacillarien) für Freunde der Mikroskopie. . Eduard Kummer, Leipzig., 72 pp., 9 pls. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2025). DiatomBase. Falcatella L. Rabenhorst, 1853. Accessed at: https://diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=602434 on 2025-05-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-02-23 10:36:53Z

created

Kociolek, John Patrick

2017-03-21 10:01:46Z

changed

Williams, David M.

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original description Rabenhorst, L. (1853). Die Süsswasser-Diatomaceen (Bacillarien) für Freunde der Mikroskopie. . Eduard Kummer, Leipzig., 72 pp., 9 pls. [details]

basis of record Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp [details]

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