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Pinnularia acuta var. amphioxys (Ehrenberg) Schumann

Publication details
Pinnularia acuta var. amphioxys (Ehrenberg) Schumann 1869: 87

Original publication: Schumann, J. (1869). Preussische Diatomeen. Schr. K. Phys.-Ökon. Ges. Königsberg 10: 83-88. 2 pl.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pinnularia is Pinnularia viridis (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Pinnularia amphioxys Ehrenberg

Basionym
Pinnularia amphioxys Ehrenberg

Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Key references
Eberle, M.E.. (2008). Recent Diatoms reported from the Central United States: Register of Taxa and Synonyms. Hays, Kansas, USA: Departemen of Biological Sciences, Fort Hays State University. Latest electronic version: 5 December 2008.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Pinnularia&species=acuta

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Pinnularia&Species=acuta

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 16 May 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Verified by: 16 May 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 125 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=142923

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.

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