Fragilariopsis oceanica (Cleve) Hasle 1965

Publication Details
Fragilariopsis oceanica (Cleve) Hasle 1965: 11

Published in: Hasle, G.R. (1965). Nitzschia and Fragilariopsis species studied in the light and electron microscopes. III. The genus Fragilariopsis. Skr. Norske Vidensk.-Acad. Oslo, Mat,-Naturvidensk. Kl., ser 2 21: 1-49.

Publication date: 1965

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fragilariopsis is Fragilariopsis antarctica (Carlson) Hustedt.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Fragilaria oceanica Cleve

Type Information
Type locality: Davis Strait, 63º30'N, 52º40'W; (Lundholm & Hasle 2010: 442) Holotype: S; MIC523 (Lundholm & Hasle 2010: 442)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the ocean (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 10 February 2020

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Distributional note
This species has a circumpolar distribution in the high Arctic being represented in the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Pacific Ocean; its status as a northern cold water or Arctic species is substantiated (Lundholm & Hasle 2010: 443). Denmark Strait and Barents Sea (Lundholm & Hasle 2010: 443). - (29 September 2010) - G.M. Guiry

Habitat note
Commonly associated with ice (Lundholm & Hasle 2010: 457). - (30 September 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025