Nitzschia cuspidata Hasle 1974
Publication Details
Nitzschia cuspidata Hasle 1974: 427
Published in: Hasle, G.R. (1974). Validation of the names of some marine planktonic species of Nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae). Taxon 23: 425-428.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassal.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudo-nitzschia cuspidata (Hasle) Hasle.
Type Information
Type locality: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria; (Lundholm, Moestrup, Hasle & Hoef-Emden, 2003: 804) Holotype: 6 January 1960; Department of Biology, Univ. of Oslo; IMBB slide no. 21 labeled "culture Las Palmas, 6 July 1960" (Lundholm, Moestrup, Hasle & Hoef-Emden, 2003: 804)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pointed (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Hasle 1965a: 34, pl. 2, figs 6, 8, 9.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 October 2015
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 October 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
