Pinnularia formica (Ehrenberg) R.M.Patrick

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 formica (Ehrenberg) R.M.Patrick 1966: 627; pl. 61, fig. 1,2

Original publication: Patrick, R. & Reimer, C.W. (1966). The diatoms of the United States exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii. Volume 1: Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae, Achnanthaceae, Naviculaceae. pp. 688. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences.

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.

Basionym
Navicula formica Ehrenberg

Fossil
This is a fossil species seemingly without extant populations.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Navicula formica Ehrenberg 1843
Pinnularia nodosa var. formica (Ehrenberg) Cleve 1895
Navicula nodosa var. formica (Ehrenberg) Peragallo 1903

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Navicula peripunctata Brun 1891

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Source of synonymy
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=formica

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=formica

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 10 November 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 199 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=92652

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 24 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:93069