Fragilaria mutabilis var. elliptica (Schumann) Grunow 1881
Publication Details
Fragilaria mutabilis var. elliptica (Schumann) Grunow 1881: pl. 45: fig. 15
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1880). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pp. pls I-XXX [pls 1-30]. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudostaurosira elliptica (Schumann) Edlund, Morales & Spaulding.
Basionym
Fragilaria elliptica Schumann
Type Information
Type locality: "Koenigsberger Lager, Gasanstalt, Ost-Preussen; Riksmuseum Mat. 194, Schumann's material from Prussia, 1862." [East Prussia, now Kaliningrad, Russia]; (Edlund & al. 2006: 55) Holotype: ANSP; G.C. 11994 (slide) (Edlund & al. 2006: 55)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 04 December 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 02 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
