Cymatopleura hibernica W.Smith; 1851; 13

Synonymy

Surirella hibernica (W.Smith) D.Kapustin & O.Kryvosheia 2019, 313

Key references

Smith W. 1851. Notes on the Diatomaceae, with descriptions of British Species included in the genera Campylodiscus, Surirella and Cymatopleura. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd series, Vol. 7. 1-14; 3 pls.

Morphology

Size
64-107 µm long, 50-71 µm wide (Ireland population).

Shape
Valves broad lanceolate with cuneate to slightly apiculate ends.

Symmetry
Isopolar, bilaterally symmetrical.

Raphe
Raphe system running around valve perimeter; fibulae 4 in 10 µm (Ireland population).

Other features
Valve face with 5 prominent undulations.

Literature

References are given in chronological order.

Reference	Citation
Smith W. 1851. Notes on the Diatomaceae, with descriptions of British Species included in the genera Campylodiscus, Surirella and Cymatopleura. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd series, Vol. 7. 1-14; 3 pls.	Morphology; Taxonomy; Illustrations; Description;
Smith W. 1853. Synopsis of British Diatomaceae. John Van Voorst, London, Vol.1. 89 pp; 1-31 pl.	Morphology; Illustrations
Ruck E.C., Nakov T., Alverson A.J., Theriot E.C. 2016. Phylogeny, ecology, morphological evolution, and reclassification of the diatom orders Surirellales and Rhopalodiales. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 103: 155-171.	Taxonomy
Kryvosheia O., Kapustin, D. 2019. Species diversity of Bacillariophyta in the Nyzhniosulsky National Nature Park (Ukraine). Algologia. 29(3): 298-321.	Taxonomy; Illustrations

This page should be cited as:

Jüttner I., Van de Vijver B. Cymatopleura hibernica W.Smith; 1851; 13. In: Jüttner I., Carter C., Cox E.J., Ector L., Jones V., Kelly M.G., Kennedy B., Mann D.G., Turner J. A., Van de Vijver B., Wetzel C.E., Williams D.M. 2025 . Freshwater Diatom Flora of Britain and Ireland. Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. Available online at https://naturalhistory.museumwales.ac.uk/diatoms/browsespecies.php?-recid=4722. [Accessed: 3 April 2025].

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Record last modified: 04/12/2022