Nitzschia arctica Cleve 1896
Publication Details
Nitzschia arctica Cleve 1896: 21, pl. I [1]: figs 21, 22
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1896). Diatoms from Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Bihang till Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 22 (Afd. III)(4): 1-22, 2 pls..
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassal.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Baffin Land: Cape Eglinton.; (Cleve 1896: 21) Neotype (Prudhow Bay; Medlin & Hasle 1990: 460): BM; 81532 (Medlin & Hasle 1990: 460) Notes: "Type Locality: N. vitrea var. from Bessels Bay. Neotype: BM 81532 Prudhoe Bay, Ice Core i. Material Examined: Cleve and Möller slides 315 and 318 BM Coll., BM 23350 of Nitzschia tenuis, Lewes, England; Ice core samples 1 and 2.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), of or pertaining to the Arctic (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 June 2019 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 27 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
