Nitzschia linearis var. tenuis (W.Smith) Grunow 1880
Publication Details
Nitzschia linearis var. tenuis (W.Smith) Grunow 1880: 93
Published in: Cleve, P.T. & Grunow, A. (1880). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der arctischen Diatomeen. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 17(2): 1-121, 7 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia tenuis W.Smith.
Basionym
Nitzschia tenuis W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water. Near Lewes, March 1850, W. Sm. Wray near Lancaster, Mr. G. Smith." [England]; (Smith 1853: 40)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), linear (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 April 2020
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Nomenclatural note
See Current Name at DiatomBase. - (22 April 2020) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Taxonomic note
Combination also proposed by Brun (1880, p. 107) and it remains to be extablished which has priority. - (18 June 2014) - M.D. Guiry
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 June 2025
