Homoeocladia acicularis (Kützing) Kuntze 1898
Publication Details
Homoeocladia acicularis (Kützing) Kuntze 1898: 408
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum. Pars III (3). pp. 1-576. Leipzig, London, Milano, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. A. Schechert, Charles Klincksierck.
Publication date: 28 Sep 1898
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Homoeocladia is Homoeocladia martiana C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia acicularis (Kützing) W.Smith.
Basionym
Synedra acicularis Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: In ganz Europa unter Oscillarien und andern Diatomeen einzeln zerstreut; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), acicular, i.e., narrow, stiff, pointed like a needle (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 16 June 2009 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
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