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.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassal.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia obtusa var. kryophila (Cleve) Proshkina-Lavrenko
Type information
Type locality: Cape Wankarema [Cape Vankarem, Chukchi Sea, eastern Siberia, Russia] (Cleve 1883: 480).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Source of current name
Proshkina-Lavrenko, A.I. (Ed.) (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]
Created: 09 January 2018 by M.D. Guiry
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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