Nitzschia puriformis Hlúbiková & Ector 2009
Publication details
Nitzschia puriformis Hlúbiková & Ector in Hlubiková & al. 2009: 750-752, figs 5a-y; 6r-hh; 7g, h; 8e, f; 9g, h; 10g, h
Published in: Hlúbiková, D., Blanco, S., Falasco, E., Gomà, J., Hoffmann, L. & Ector, L. (2009). Nitzschia alicae sp. nov. and N. puriformis sp. nov., new diatoms from European rivers and comparison with the type material of N. sublinearis and N. pura. Journal of Phycology 45(3): 742-760, 10 figs, 2 tables.
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Publication date: June 2009
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassal.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type information
Type locality: River Stará voda, site above Stará voda, Slovakia (48º47'00" N, 20º40'07" E) (Hlúbiková et al. 2009: 750). Holotype: Figs 5, a-y; 7, g and h; 8, e and f; 10, gand h (epitype) Dasa Hlúbiková; April 2004; Epilithon from riffle. Hustedt Collection, Bremerhaven, Germany BRM-ZU6/41 (slide) (Hlúbiková et al. 2009: 750). Notes: Isotypes (slides): ANSP GC 14446; BM-101336; BR-4129.
Synonym(s)
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Habitat notes
The species has moderate ecological plasticity when judged by the typological descriptor of rivers; it occurs in the rhithron of oligotrophic alkaline rivers, mostly on calcareous geological bedrocks, at high to middle altitudes, being sensitive to organic pollution and increase in nutrient concentrations (Hlúbiková et al. 2009: 754). - (19 Feb 2010) - Wendy Guiry
General environment
This is a freshwater species.
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Created: 19 February 2010 by G.M. Guiry
Verified by: 14 January 2011 by G.M. Guiry
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Hlúbiková, D., Blanco, S., Falasco, E., Gomà, J., Hoffmann, L. & Ector, L. (2009). Nitzschia alicae sp. nov. and N. puriformis sp. nov., new diatoms from European rivers and comparison with the type material of N. sublinearis and N. pura. Journal of Phycology 45(3): 742-760, 10 figs, 2 tables.
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