Frustulia pellucida Kützing
Publication details
Frustulia pellucida Kützing 1833: 543,pl.13,fig.11
Original publication: Kützing, F.T. (1834 '1833'). Synopsis diatomearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea 8: 529-620, Plates XIII-XIX [79 figs].
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Frustulia is Frustulia saxonica Rabenhorst.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Amphipleura pellucida (Kützing) Kützing
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), pellucid, translucent but not hyaline (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
Source of synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum, University Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/INA.html. Updated continuously. ..
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Frustulia&species=pellucida
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=Frustulia&Species=pellucida
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 30 July 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 221 times since it was created.
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=38171
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 23 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:100420
