Frustulia cuspidata Kutzing 1834
Current name:
Craticula cuspidata (Kutzing) D.G.Mann
Seattle, Washington, USA; Green Lake, Lugols, 400x, PC - 22 January 2011. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Frustulia cuspidata Kutzing 1834: 549, pl. 14: fig. 26
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834 '1833'). Synopsis diatomearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea 8: 529-620, + pls XIII-XIX [79 figs].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Frustulia is Frustulia saxonica Rabenhorst.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Craticula cuspidata (Kutzing) D.G.Mann.
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: various localities; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pointed (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 February 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
