Pinnularia iridis (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst 1853
Publication Details
Pinnularia iridis (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst 1853: 42; pl. 6, fig. 1
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1853). Die Süsswasser-Diatomaceen (Bacillarien.): für Freunde der Mikroskopie. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-72, 10 pls. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pinnularia is Pinnularia viridis (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neidium iridis (Ehrenberg) Cleve.
Basionym
Navicula iridis Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: "West-Point" [West Point, New York, USA]; (Ehrenberg 1843: 418) Lectotype [designated by Hamilton & al. 2019: 395]: Prof. [J.W.] Bailey; 2 April 1846; BHUPM; Ehrenberg collection, Mica: 260109d (Hamilton & al. 2019: 395)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), rainbow (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 November 2011
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 November 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024