Nitzschia coarctata Grunow 1880
Publication details
Nitzschia coarctata Grunow in Cleve & Grunow 1880: 68
Published in: Cleve, P. T. & Grunow, A. (1880). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der arctischen Diatomeen. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 17(2): 1-121, 7 pls.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassal.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tryblionella coarctata (Grunow) D.G.Mann
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
Also appearing in Cleve & Möller 1878, No. 154-155. (See CAS Diatom Collection) - (20 Oct 2018) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Taxonomic notes
Hendey (1964) records this as being a synonym of Nitzschia punctata var. coarctata.
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Source of current name
Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms biology and morphology of the genera. pp. [i-ix], 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Key references
Hendey, N.I. (1964). An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part V: Bacillariophyceae (diatoms). pp. [i]-xxii, 1-317. London: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fishery Investigations. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.
Witon, E. & Witkowski, A. (2006). Holocene diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) from Faeroe Islands Fjords, Northern Atlantic Ocean. II. Distribution and taxonomy of marine taxa with special reference to benthic forms. Diatom Research 21(1): 175-215.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 22 October 2018 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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