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Fragilaria microcephala Bastow 1960, p. 242; pl. 1, fig. 15-16
StatusInvalid?
CommentsNon Pantocsek 1960. Substitute name: Fragilaria bastowiana Reid & Williams 2008 (ref. 013127). Bastow's name is likely invalid for lacking a designated type, if it is so, Williams & Reid's name is to be considered the valid name for this taxon.
Published inBastow, R.F. 1960 [ref. 001596]. The diatom-flora of the Sudan, Concerning the irrigation ditches around Khartoum. Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club, Series 4, 5(9):236-246.
TypeLT: BM 80083, designated by Reid & Williams 2008 (ref. 013127)Click here to view INA card. Click here to check this name in the INA website.
Type LocalityIrrigation ditches around Khartoum, Sudan (composite sample?)Language of descriptionL
CollectorJ. Cadwell, July 1958Assessment of record accuracylikely accurate
List of nomenclatural synonymsFragilariforma bastowiana G. Reid & D.M. Williams 2008