Nitzschia palea var. tenuirostris Grunow 1881
Publication Details
Nitzschia palea var. tenuirostris Grunow 1881: pl. LXIX [69]: fig. 31
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1881). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pp. pls XXXI-LXXVII [31-77]. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
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 saprobionta Van de Vijver & de Zwart.
Source of Synonymy
Van de Vijver, B. & de Zwart, X. (2023). Nitzschia saprobionta, a new name and status for Nitzschia palea var. tenuirostris Grunow (Bacillariaceae, Bacillariophyceae). Notulae Algarum 298: 1-6, 25 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: No type locality given in original description [in "Texte", p. 183. 1885: Belgium: St Josse ten Noode] ; (Lange-Bertalot 1980: 47) Lectotype (designated by Lange-Bertalot 1980: 47): Antwerp; Van Heurck collection in Antwerp, under Nitzschia palea var. tenuirostris, 20.ii.1877 (Lange-Bertalot 1980: 47) Notes: Isolectotype (designated by Van de Vijver & de Zwart): BR-4813! (Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 October 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Introduced with a very brief description in the legend (mostly dimensions). - (10 March 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
