Cymbella sigmoidea (Nitzsch) C.Agardh 1830
Current name:
Nitzschia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) W.Smith
Marine sample, Alboran Sea; Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, 250 µm length, stacked and stitched in Photoshop
- 09 February 2020. Forbes Pettigrew
Publication Details
Cymbella sigmoidea (Nitzsch) C.Agardh 1830: 11
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1830). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum. Part 1. pp. 1-16. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianus.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cymbella is Cymbella cymbiformis C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) W.Smith.
Basionym
Bacillaria sigmoidea Nitzsch
Type Information
Type locality: [Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany];
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 November 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
