Diatoma tenuis var. moniliformis Kützing 1834
Publication Details
Diatoma tenuis var. moniliformis Kützing 1834: 580, fig. 60 (as 'Diatoma tenue [alpha] moniliforme')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834 '1833'). Synopsis diatomearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea 8: 529-620, + pls XIII-XIX [79 figs].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Diatoma is Diatoma vulgaris Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Diatoma moniliformis (Kützing) D.M.Williams.
Source of Synonymy
Williams, D.M. (2012). Diatoma moniliforme: commentary, relationships and an appropriate name. Nova Hedwigia Beiheft 14: 255-261 [262 is blank], 8 figs, 3 tables.
Type Information
not cited in INA.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 July 2020
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Nomenclatural notes
No type locality indicated on p. 580. - (13 February 2018) - M.D. Guiry
580, fig. 60 (Kützing 1834). - (14 July 2020) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 July 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 June 2025
