Pinnularia termes var. termitina (Ehrenberg) A.Cleve 1955

Publication Details
Pinnularia termes var. termitina (Ehrenberg) A.Cleve 1955: 60, fig. 1085c (as 'P. termes 'gamma' termitina mh.')

Published in: Cleve-Euler, A. (1955). Die Diatomeen von Schweden und Finnland. Teil IV. Biraphideae 2. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, ser. IV 5(4): 1-232, figs 971-1306.

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Type 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 termitina (Ehrenberg) R.M.Patrick.

Basionym
Navicula termitina Ehrenberg

Type Information
Barren Isl., (Andaman Isl, Bay of Bengal); (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), an insect that eats wood; termite (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 10 October 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 10 October 2012

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 October 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024

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