Asterionella ralfsii W.Smith

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Fragilariophycidae
Superorder Fragilarianae
Order Fragilariales
Family Fragilariaceae
Genus Asterionella

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Publication details
Asterionella ralfsii W.Smith 1856: 81

Original publication: Smith, W. (1856). A synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with remarks on their structure, functions and distribution; and instructions for collecting and preserving specimens. Vol. 2 pp. [i-vi] - xxix, 1-107, pl. 32-60, 61-62, A-E. London: John van Voorst.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asterionella is Asterionella formosa Hassall.

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

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Asterionella formosa var. ralfsii (W.Smith) Wolle 1890
Asterionella gracillima var. ralfsii (W.Smith) Cleve-Euler 1953

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Asterionella ralfsii W.Smith)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003), Germany (Bahulikar & Kroth 2007), Romania (Caraus 2002, Caraus 2012).

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

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=Asterionella&Species=ralfsii

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 27 March 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 428 times since it was created.

References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)

Gensemer, R.W. (1990). Role of aluminium and growth rates on changes in cell size and silica content of silica-limited populations of Asterionella ralfsii var. americana (Bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology 26: 250-258, 5 figs, 2 tables.
Gensemer, R.W., Smith, R.E.H. & Duthie, H.C. (1993). Comparative effects of pH and aluminum on silica-limited growth and nutrient uptake in Asterionella ralfsii var. americana (Bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology 29: 36 -44, 3 figs, 4 tables.

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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 19 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:85878