Nitzschia exilis Sovereign 1958
Publication Details
Nitzschia exilis Sovereign 1958: 131, pl. 4: fig. 78
Published in: Sovereign, H.E. (1960). The diatoms of Crater Lake, Oregon Supplementary note. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 79(3): 345 only, no fig..
Publication date: July 1960
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), thin, slender, meagre, poor (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 March 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 May 2019
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Nomenclatural note
No type nominated by Sovereign in 1958; validated by nomination of holotype by Sovereign (1960: 345). - (22 May 2019) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 May 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025
