Registration Id: http://phycobank.org/104537

Event: new name, new nomenclatural type

Staurosirella vanheurckiana Van de Vijver, Ballings & M.de Haan in PhytoKeys 242: 150, fig. 6. 31 May 20241

Holotype: Belgium, Leuven, P. Gautier Van Heurck exsiccata set Types du Synopsis 315 (BR: BR-4844)2

Isotype: Belgium, Leuven, P. Gautier Van Heurck exsiccata set Types du Synopsis 315 (University of Antwerp: Slide 446)2

1. Etymology: The new species is named in honour of Henri Van Heurck (1838-1909), the most famous Belgian diatomist whose Types du Synopsis Atlas (Van Heurck 1880-1885) was one of the first comprehensive illustrated diatom monographs in the world, 2. Fig. 6J illustrates the holotype specimen

published in: Van de Vijver, B., Peeters, V., Hansen, I., Ballings, P. & De Haan, M 2024: Five new species in the genus Staurosirella (Bacillariophyta) from European freshwater habitats. – PhytoKeys 242: 139-160

Registration on 2024-06-04 08:39:44 +0200