Fragilaria gracilis Østrup 1910
Publication Details
Fragilaria gracilis Østrup 1910: 190, pl. V [5]: fig. 117
Published in: Østrup, E. (1910). Danske Diatoméer med 5 tavler et Engelsk résumé. Udgivet paa Carlsbergfondets bekostning. pp. [i]-xi, 1-323, pls 1-5. Kjøbenhavn [Copenhagen]: C.A. Reitzel Boghandel Bianco Lunos Bogtrykkeri.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fragilaria radians (Kützing) D.M.Williams & Round.
Type Information
Type locality: Denmark: Sjaelland; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: Coll. Ostup 1342: (Lee 2010: 68) Notes: Lectotypified in Krammer & Lange-Bertalot 1991: 450; archived at C (Van de Vijver et al., 2022: 266, fig. 94).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 October 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
