Types

... in which we present the types of Sellaphora pupula



Reference:

Mann D.G., McDonald S.M., Bayer M.M., Droop S.J.M., Chepurnov V.A., Loke R.E., Ciobanu A. and du Buf J.M.H. (2004) The Sellaphora pupula species complex (Bacillariophyceae): morphometric analysis, ultrastructure and mating data provide evidence for five new species. Phycologia 43: 459-482

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Sellaphora pupula (Kützing) Mereschkowsky

LECTOTYPE (see it in bright field or differential interference contrast optics): BM slide 17918, representing Kützing's material from Nordhausen, Germany: a specimen at England Finder reference M45/2 [designated by Mann (2001) and illustrated in his figs 2–6].

EPITYPES: Figs 4a–c, 17 and 23–27 are here designated epitypes, to help clarify the nature of the lectotype on BM 17918. Figure 17 (see it in bright field or differential interference contrast optics) is from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E): 'Blackford Pond, Dec. '83, mud (tissue), E16/4'. Edinburgh, Scotland, NT 253709. England Finder reference S43/4 [bottom and right-hand (RH) edges of the finder slide co-located with the top and left-hand (LH) edges of the specimen slide, when the label is to the left].