Schizonema alpìnum (W.Smith) Kuntze 1898
Current name:
Pinnularia alpina W.Smith
Valve examples, water mount. Collected by Ian Evans, Loch Uidh nan Corp, Assynt, Sutherland - 10 May 2020. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Schizonema alpìnum (W.Smith) Kuntze 1898: 551
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars III (3). pp. 1-576. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
Request PDFPublication date: 28 Sep 1898
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pinnularia alpina W.Smith.
Basionym
Pinnularia alpina W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water: subalpine. Mountains of Aberdeen, Dr. Dickie. Ben Mc Dhui, Mr. P. Grant. (Falaise, M. De Brebisson.)" [Scotland, France]; (Smith 1853: 55)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), alpine, growing in the Alps or in the alpine zone of other mountains (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 September 2009 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 24 April 2010
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 April 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
