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Pinnularia major var. woerthensis A.Mayer

Publication details
Pinnularia major var. woerthensis A.Mayer 1931: 145; pl.4, fig.12

Original publication: Mayer, A. (1931). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Algenflora des Ammersee-gebietes. II. Bacillariales aus dem Worthsee und seiner Umgebung. Kryptogamische Forschungen herausgegeben von der Kryptogamenkommission der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung der heimischen Flora 2: 129-155, 4 pl.

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

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Pinnularia islandica Østrup

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), great.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Key references
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=major

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=major

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 11 May 2010 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 173 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 22 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.

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