The nomenclature and type locality of Berkeleya adeliensis (Bacillariophyceae): a correction

Background and aims – Berkeleya adeliensis was described in 1990 by Medlin, unfortunately with an error in its typification. This note discusses and corrects the error.Key results and conclusions – The type locality is in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, not in Adélie Land where the species was first reco...

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Published in:Plant Ecology and Evolution
Main Author: Linda Medlin
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Meise Botanic Garden 2019
Subjects:
Antarctic diatoms
Bacillariophyta
Berkeleya
dia
Plant ecology
QK900-989
Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2019.1610
https://doaj.org/article/69759747f45a47aabfd4174cc9a52cde
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Summary:Background and aims – Berkeleya adeliensis was described in 1990 by Medlin, unfortunately with an error in its typification. This note discusses and corrects the error.Key results and conclusions – The type locality is in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, not in Adélie Land where the species was first recorded by Manguin as “Amphipleura rutilans var. antarctica”. Nevertheless, the species does occur in both localities, as shown by published illustrations. Morphometric data are given for Berkeleya species reported from the Antarctic, including the two locations where B. adeliensis occurs.

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