Ulnaria ulna var. splendens (Kützing) Aboal 2003
Publication Details
Ulnaria ulna var. splendens (Kützing) Aboal 2003: 114, 613
Published in: Aboal, M., Álvarez Cobelas, M., Cambra, J. & Ector, L. (2003). Floristic list of non-marine diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) of Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands. Updated taxonomy and bibliography. Diatom Monographs 4: 1-639.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Ulnaria is Synedra ulna (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulnaria splendens (Kützing) D.M.Williams & Van de Vijver.
Source of Synonymy
Williams, D.M. & Van de Vijver, B. (2021). Studies on type material from Kützing's diatom collection III: Synedra splendens (Kütz.) Kütz., Synedra aequalis (Kütz.) Kütz. and a note on Synedra obtusa W.Sm.. Fottea 21(2): 164-179, 59 figures, 3 tables.
Basionym
Frustulia splendens Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: “In kleinen klaren Bächen an Wasserpflanzen [...] bei Weissenfels, Schleusingen [In small clear brooks on aquatic plants [...] at Weissenfels [Weißenfels], Schleusingen]” [Weissenfels/Weißenfels, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]; (Kützing 1834: 553) Lectotype: (Williams & Van de Vijver 2021: 166, 167, figs 9-11) Notes: Germany; near Weissenfels, Halle district (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), elbow, forearm (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
