Auricula compacta (Hustedt) Medlin 1990
Publication Details
Auricula compacta (Hustedt) Medlin 1990: 473, fig. 14
Published in: Medlin, L.K. & Hasle, G.R. (1990). Some Nitzschia and related diatom species from fast ice samples in the Arctic and Antarctic. Polar Biology 10(6): 451-479, 14 figs, 2 tables.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Auricula is Auricula amphitritis Castracane.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Nitzschia compacta Hustedt
Type Information
Type locality: 69° 43' S, 06° 30' E [Antarctica]; (Hustedt 1958: 169) Holotype: BRM; 276/l00b. Antarktis. 69°43'S, 6°30' O. Salpa fusiformis. 10. (Simonsen 1987: 450)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), compact (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 July 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
