Nitzschia angustata var. genuina F.Meister, nom. inval. 1912
Publication Details
Nitzschia angustata var. genuina F.Meister, nom. inval. 1912: 205, 237, pl. XXXVI [36]: fig. 7
Published in: Meister, F. (1912). Die Kieselalgen der Schweiz. Beitrage zur Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz. Matériaux pour la flore cryptogamique suisse. Vol. IV, fasc. 1. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-254, 48 pls. Bern: Druck und Verlag von K.J. Wyss.
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 angustata (W.Smith) Grunow.
Type Information
Type locality: "Nicht selten in Seen und Sümpfen." [Switzerland]; (Meister 1912: 206)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), narrowed (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 24 May 2021 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 17 January 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: Infraspecific names with final epithets such as genuinus, originalis, originarius, typicus, verus, and veridicus, or with the prefix eu-, when purporting to indicate the taxon containing the type of the name of the next higher-ranked taxon, are not validly published unless they have the same final epithet as the name of the corresponding higher-ranked taxon (ICN Art. 24.3). - (24 May 2021) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025
