Fragilaria rumpens var. meneghiniana (Grunow) H.P.Gandhi, nom. inval. 1964
Publication Details
Fragilaria rumpens var. meneghiniana (Grunow) H.P.Gandhi, nom. inval. 1964: 355, pl.1: figs 16, 17
Published in: Gandhi, H.P. (1964). Notes on the Diatomaceae of Ahmedabad and its environs - V The Diatomflora of Chandola and Kankaria Lakes. Nova Hedwigia 8: 347-402, 5 pls.
Type 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 pararumpens Lange-Bertalot, G.Hofmann & Werum.
Source of Synonymy
Van de Vijver, B., Schuter, T.M., Williams, D.M. & Kusber, W.-H. (2021). Was Fragilaria pararumpens Lange-Bertalot, G.Hofmann & Werum 2011 new to science?. Notulae Algarum 180: 1-4, 28 figs.
Basionym
Synedra rumpens var. meneghiniana Grunow
Type Information
Type locality: Battaglia [presumably Battaglia Terme, Veneto], Italy; (Van de Vijver & al. 2021: 2) Lectotype (designated by Van de Vijver & al. 2021: 2): Meneghini; Unknown date; BM; BR-4642, slide prepared from Kützing sample 444 (Van de Vijver & al. 2021: 2) Notes: Isolectotype (here designated): BM 18937, slide prepared from Kützing sample 444, Battaglia, Italy, leg. Meneghini, present in the Natural History Museum London (BM).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 February 2021
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: Gandhi (1964: 355) cited Hustedt (1930: 156, fig. 178) instead of Grunow (in Van Heurck 1881: pl. 40: fig. 13) as the basionym. - (12 February 2021) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
