Nitzschia kryophila Cleve 1883
Publication Details
Nitzschia kryophila Cleve 1883: 480, pl. 38: fig. 74 (as 'Nitzschia (obtusa var.?) kryophila')
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1883). Diatoms collected during the expedition of the Vega. Vega-Expedition Vetenskåpliga Iakttagelser Bearbetade of Deltagare I Resan Och Andra Forskare untgifna af A.E. Nordenskiöld 3: [457]-517, 4 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia obtusa var. kryophila (Cleve) Proshkina-Lavrenko.
Source of Synonymy
Proshkina-Lavrenko, A.I. (1950). Diatomovyi Analiz. Opredelitel' iskopaemykh i sovremennykh diatomikh vodorosleyi. Poryadok Pennales [Diatom Analysis. Manual for identification of fossil and modern diatoms. Order Pennales]. Vol. 3 pp. 398, 117 plates. Moscow & Leningrad: Gosudarstvennoye Izdatel'stvo Geologicheskoy Literatury. [in Russian]
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Wankarema [Cape Vankarem, Chukchi Sea, eastern Siberia, Russia]; (Cleve 1883: 480)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 09 January 2018 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 January 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 July 2025
