Amphipleura rigida Kützing, nom. illeg. 1844

Publication Details
Amphipleura rigida Kützing, nom. illeg. 1844: 104, pl. 4: fig. XXX [30]

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.

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Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphipleura is Amphipleura pellucida (Kützing) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia sigma var. rigida Grunow.

Type Information
Type locality: Germany: East Friesian Islands:coast of Wangerooge; France: coast of Calvados; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 August 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: superfluous: includes Sigmatella subrecta Brébisson, 1838. - (07 August 2018) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025

 
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