Himantidium pectinale Kützing 1844
Current name:
Eunotia pectinalis (Kützing) Rabenhorst
prox. Near Caldbeck, Cumbria, UK. - 21 April 2012. C.F.Carter (Chris.Carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Himantidium pectinale Kützing 1844: 39, pl. 16: fig. 11
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Himantidium is Himantidium arcus (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Eunotia pectinalis (Kützing) Rabenhorst.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Niedersachsen: Hooksiel, Jadebusen (leg. Kützing in 1839); Jever (leg. Koch 23); (Index Nominum Algarum) Holotype: (Tuji & Williams 2006: 199) Notes: Holotype: "Jever unter No. 28." Kutzing packet 28 in AWH; Isotype: slide BM17856 (Tuji & Williams, 2006: 199).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024