Nitzschia gracilis Hantzsch 1860
Publication Details
Nitzschia gracilis Hantzsch 1860: 40, pl. 6: fig. 8
Published in: Hantzsch, C.A. (1860). Neue Bacillarien: Nitzschia vivax var. elongata, Cymatopleura nobilis. Hedwigia 2(7): 1-40, pl. 6.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Moritzburg near Dresden; (INA 1996) Type: C.A. Hantzsch; ix.1859; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2023
Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.
Nomenclatural notes
INA credits this name to "Alg. Sachs. Dec. 95/96: no. 946. 1860," an exsiccata. Once an exsiccata is effectively published by distribution and the label has a description or a reference to an effectively published description it may serve to validate a name. - (10 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry
in Rabenhorst 1860: Dec. 95/96: no. 946 (see above note) (INA). - (17 July 2017) - G.M. Guiry
Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=31028
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
