Pinnularia viridis var. acuminata (W.Smith) Brun 1880
Publication Details
Pinnularia viridis var. acuminata (W.Smith) Brun 1880: 84, pl. 8: fig. 16
Published in: Brun, J. [Brun, J.-J.] (1880). Diatomées des Alpes et du Jura et de la region Suisse et Française des environs de Genève. pp. 1-146, 9 pls. Genève & Paris: H. Georg; Georges Masson.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pinnularia is Pinnularia viridis (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pinnularia acuminata W.Smith.
Basionym
Pinnularia acuminata W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Fresh water. Premnay Peat." [Premnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland]; (Smith 1853: 55)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), green (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 April 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 April 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
