Nitzschia rorida Giffen 1975
Publication Details
Nitzschia rorida Giffen 1975: 90, pl. IV [4]: figs 103, 104
Published in: Giffen, M.H. (1975). An account of the littoral diatoms from Langeban, Saldanha Bay, Cape Province, South Africa. Botanica Marina 18: 71-95.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Psammodictyon roridum (Giffen) D.G.Mann.
Source of Synonymy
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.
Type Information
Type locality: South Africa: Cape Province: Saldanha Bay; (INA 1996) Type: Giffen; littoral; coll. Giffen, Fort Hare, Cape Province, South Africa; no. 633/1 (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 December 2024
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Nomenclatural note
"Marine species described from South Africa, in our material found in the western Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean, Faroe Islands and the 'White Sea." (Witkowski, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin 2000: 403). - (11 February 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 July 2025
