Frustulia oblonga Kützing 1833

Publication Details
Frustulia oblonga Kützing 1833: 548, pl. 14: fig. 24

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1833). Algarum aquae dulcis germanicorum Decas VIII. pp. [1-23]. Hallis Saxonum [Halle]: in commissis C.A. Schwetschkii et fil..

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Type 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 Navicula oblonga (Kützing) Kützing.

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

Type Information
Type locality: Germany: near Tennstädt, Thuringen; (INA 1996)

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

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

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 07 February 2019

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Habitat note
Living in standing alkaline waters with a higher electrolyte content or that are slightly brackish - (21 May 2010) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025

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