Homoeocladia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) Elmore, nom. illeg. 1921
Current name:
Nitzschia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) W.Smith
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; pond, 1000x, DIC - 04 April 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Homoeocladia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) Elmore, nom. illeg. 1921: 136, pl. 18: figs 708, 709
Published in: Elmore, C.J. (1921). The diatoms (Bacillarioideae) of Nebraska. University Studies, The University of Nebraska, Lincoln 21: 22-214, 23 pls [= 861 figs].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Homoeocladia is Homoeocladia martiana C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) W.Smith.
Basionym
Bacillaria sigmoidea Nitzsch
Type Information
Type locality: [Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany];
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 May 2024
