Pinnularia elliptica (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1853
Current name:
Diploneis elliptica (Kützing) Cleve
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Pond, Lugols, 1000x, DIC - 09 April 2011. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Pinnularia elliptica (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1853: 42
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1853). Die Süsswasser-Diatomaceen (Bacillarien.): für Freunde der Mikroskopie. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-72, 10 pls. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.
Request PDFType 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 Diploneis elliptica (Kützing) Cleve.
Basionym
Navicula elliptica Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: unter verschiedenen Diatomeen bei Falaise: Lenormand (Herb. Binder); (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), elliptic, elliptical (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 December 2021
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
