Frustulia rhomboides var. leptocephala Østrup 1897

Publication Details
Frustulia rhomboides var. leptocephala Østrup 1897: 257, pl. 1: fig. 1

Published in: Østrup, E. (1897). Ferskvands-Diatoméer fra Øst Grønland. Meddelelser om Grønland, Kjøbenhavn 15: 251-290.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Frustulia is Frustulia saxonica Rabenhorst.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Frustulia leptocephala (Østrup) Lange-Bertalot.

Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H. & Jahn, R. (2000). On the identity of Navicula (Frustulia) rhomboides and Frustulia saxonica (Bacillariophyceae). Systematics and Geography of Plants 70(2): 255-261, 11 figs.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a rhomboid.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 20 April 2021

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Nomenclatural note
See also CAS Diatom Collection. - (20 April 2021) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Distributional note
E Greenland. - (20 April 2021) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025

 
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