Pinnularia acuminata W.Smith

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Bacillariophycidae
Superorder Bacillarianae
Order Naviculales
Family Pinnulariaceae
Genus Pinnularia

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Publication details
Pinnularia acuminata W.Smith 1853: 55; pl.18, fig.164

Original publication: Smith, W. (1853). A synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with remarks on their structure, function and distribution; and instructions for collecting and preserving specimens. Vol. 1 pp. [v]-xxxiii, 1-89, 31 pls. London: John van Voorst.
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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.

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

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Navicula acuminata (Smith) Ralfs 1861
Pinnularia viridis var. acuminata (W.Smith) Brun 1880
Navicula viridis var. acuminata (W.Smith) M.Peragallo 1903

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Pinnularia acuminata W.Smith)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003).

North America: United States of America (Patrick & Reimer 1966).

Australia and New Zealand: New Zealand (Harper et al. 2012).

Source of synonymy
Krammer, K. (2000). Diatoms of Europe. Diatoms of the European Inland Waters and Comparable Habitats. Volume 1. The genus Pinnularia. pp. 703, 217 Plates.: H. Lange-Bertalot (Ed.). ARG Gantner Verlag K.G.

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

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=acuminata

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 15 May 2010 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 369 times since it was created.

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 June 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:84471