Sigmatella vermicularis (Kützing) Brébisson & Godey 1835
Current name:
Nitzschia vermicularis (Kützing) Hantzsch
Nevada, USA: 1000x, PC - 20 May 2013. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Sigmatella vermicularis (Kützing) Brébisson & Godey 1835
Published in: Brébisson, L.A. de & Godey, L.L. (1835 '1836'). Algues des environs de Falaise, décrites et dessinées par MM. de Brébisson et Godey. Mémoires de la Société Académique des Sciences, Artes et Belles-Lettres de Falaise 1835: 1-62, 256-269 [corrections], pls I-VIII.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sigmatella is Sigmatella nitzschii Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia vermicularis (Kützing) Hantzsch.
Basionym
Frustulia vermicularis Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), worm-shaped, almost cylindrical and bent in places, marked with irregular waves or bent lines (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 December 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 26 December 2012
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 December 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024