Nitzschia laevis Hustedt, nom. illeg. 1939

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Bacillariophyta
Subphylum Bacillariophytina
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Bacillariophycidae
Order Bacillariales
Family Bacillariaceae
Genus Nitzschia

• References
• Submit Feedback
• Submit Reference
• Links
• Genbank
• Index Nominum Algarum
• Google
• Biodiversity Heritage Library

Publication details
Nitzschia laevis Hustedt 1939: 662, figs 116-118, nom. illeg.

Published in: Hustedt, F. (1939). Die Diatomeenflora des Küstengebietes der Nordsee vom Dollart bis zur Elbemündung. I. Die Diatomeenflora in den Sedimenten der unteren Ems sowie auf den Watten in der Leybucht, des Memmert und bei der Insel Juist. Adhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 31(2/3): 571-677, 123 figs.
 Download PDF

Publication date: "Druckfertig eingegangen am 1. November 1939"

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 amabilis H.Suzuki

Type information
Type locality: Germany: N.W. coast (Index Nominum Algarum). Notes: Hustedt (1939. p. 662, figs 116-118; Simonsen, 1987, Hustedt's Diatom Type 1: p. 261, 2: pl. 385, figs 10-18 (lectotype 10, 11); lectotype slide no. 267/3, type locality: Hamburger Sand, Leybucht, Germany (Suzuki et al., 2010: 223).

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Nomenclatural notes
Illegitimate: not N. laevis Frenguelli 1923. - (15 Sep 2016) - Wendy Guiry

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources (Click to Load)

Source of current name
Suzuki, H., Nagumo, T. & Tanaka, J. (2010). Nitzschia amabilis nom. nov., a new name for the marine species N. laevis Hustedt. Diatom Research 25(1): 223-224.

Key references
Rivera, P. & Cruces, F. (2011). Primer registro para Chile de las diatomeas marinas Nitzschia amabilis, Nitzschia elegantula y Chaetoceros muelleri var. subsalsum. Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía 46. Nº 1: 95-99.

Saunders, K., Lane, C., Cook, S., McMinn, A. & Hallaegraeff, G.M. (2010). Benthic diatoms. In: Algae of Australia. Phytoplankton of temperate waters . (Hallegraeff, G.M., Bolch, C.J.S., Hill, D.R.A., Jameson, I, LeRoi, J.-M., McMinn, A., Murray, S., de Salas, M.F. & Saunders, K. Eds), pp. 83-144. Canberra & Melbourne: ABRS; CSIRO Publishing.

Witkowski, A., Lange-Bertalot, H. & Metzeltin, D. (2000). Diatom flora of marine coasts I. Iconographia Diatomologica 7: 1-925, 219 pls with 4504 figs.