Bacillaria obtusa (W.Smith) Elmore 1895
Publication Details
Bacillaria obtusa (W.Smith) Elmore 1895: 20
Published in: Barbour, E.H. (1895). The diatomaceous deposits of Nebraska. Proceedings of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 5: 18-23, 1 pl., 1 fig.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bacillaria is Bacillaria paradoxa J.F.Gmelin.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia obtusa W.Smith.
Basionym
Nitzschia obtusa W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Brackish water. Shagalieu Marsh, Poole Bay, June 1849, Wm. Sm." [Dorset, England]; (Smith 1853: 39) Type: BM; Slide No. 23329 (Hendey 1964: 282)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).
Created: 21 June 2009 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 21 June 2009
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 June 2009. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
