Odontidium tenue (Kützing) Pfitzer 1871
Publication Details
Odontidium tenue (Kützing) Pfitzer 1871: 121
Published in: Pfitzer, E. (1871). Untersuchungen über Bau und Entwicklung der Bacillariaceen (Diatomaceen). In: Botanische Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiet der Morphologie und Physiologie Bd 2. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-189, plus 6 pls. Bonn: bei Adolph Marcus.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Odontidium is Odontidium hyemale (Roth) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Denticula tenuis Kützing.
Basionym
Denticula tenuis Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: unter Conferven und andern Diatomen in fleissenden und stehenden Wassergraben bei Nordhausen; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: see above; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 May 2024