Pinnularia alternans (Schumann) E.H.H.Pfitzer 1871
Publication Details
Pinnularia alternans (Schumann) E.H.H.Pfitzer 1871: 48
Published in: Pfitzer, E. (1871). Untersuchungen über Bau und Entwicklung der Bacillariaceen (Diatomaceen). In: Botanische Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiet der Morphologie und Physiologie Bd 2. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-189, plus 6 pls. Bonn: bei Adolph Marcus.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pinnularia is Pinnularia viridis (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Scoliopleura alternans (Schuman) De Toni.
Basionym
Navicula alternans Schumann
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), alternating (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 December 2012
Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.
Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=75649
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 December 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024