Pinnularia amphioxys Ehrenberg

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 amphioxys Ehrenberg 1843: 420(132)

Original publication: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd-und Nord-Amerika. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 291-466, pls 1-4.

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
Adjective (Greek), sharp on both sides (Griffith 2004).

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pinnularia acuta var. amphioxys (Ehrenberg) Schumann 1869

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Navicula amphioxys Ehrenberg 1843

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Pinnularia amphioxys Ehrenberg)
North America: United States of America (Patrick & Reimer 1966).

(as Navicula amphioxys Ehrenberg)
North America: United States of America (Patrick & Reimer 1966).

Source of synonymy
Eberle, M.E.. (2008). Recent Diatoms reported from the Central United States: Register of Taxa and Synonyms. Hays, Kansas, USA: Departemen of Biological Sciences, Fort Hays State University. Latest electronic version: 5 December 2008.

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

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=amphioxys

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 16 May 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 256 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=50496

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 25 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:80613