Diatoma pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Kützing 1844
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Publication Details
Diatoma pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Kützing 1844: 47 (as 'pectinale')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Request PDFPublication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.
Status of Name
The taxonomic status of this entity requires further investigation.
Basionym
Conferva pectinalis O.F.Müller
Type Information
Type locality: "In palustribus Hauniensibus" [Denmark: near Copenhagen]; (Müller 1788: 91) Lectotype: fig. 4 in O.F. Müller 1788: 91: an individual from slide BM 101152 in BM (located at England finder L33-3: fig. 4B), "New river near Hornsey, March 5, 1802" (epitype) (Tuji & Williams 2006: 198) Notes: Isoepitype: TNS.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
