Pinnularia acuminata var. guyanensis Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007

Publication Details
Pinnularia acuminata var. guyanensis Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 190, pl. 262: figs 4, 5

Published in: Metzeltin, D. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (2007). Tropical diatoms of South America II. Special remarks on biogeography disjunction. Iconographia Diatomologica 18: 1-877, incl. 296 pl.

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

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: "Guyana, Essequibo River"; (Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 190) Type: D. Metzeltin; 28. 9. 1996; FR; Praep. AmS-526 in Coll. Lange-Bertalot (Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 190)

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 09 September 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 28 August 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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