Cyclotella alvarniensis (Wuthrich) Straub & Aboal 1992

Publication Details
Cyclotella alvarniensis (Wuthrich) Straub & Aboal 1992: 28, figs 1-14

Published in: Straub, F. & Aboal, M. (1992). Note sur une forme tripolaire de Cyclotella (Bacillariophyceae) du sud-est de l'Espagne et révision du taxon alvarniensis Wütrich 1979. Bulletin de la Société neuchâteloise de Sciences naturelles 115: 23-29.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cyclotella is Cyclotella tecta Håkansson & R.Ross.

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

Basionym
Fragilaria leptostauron var. alvarniensis Wuthrich

Fossil
Described as a fossil, but extant.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 December 2006 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 30 May 2024

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Taxonomic note
"Comments: Considered a fossil species it has been frequently collected in aquatic systems in Southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula. It is one of the predominant forms in Miocene deposits of diatomite located near río Segura basin. According to Krammer & Lange-Bertalot 1991 this is Fragilaria pinnata v. trigona (Brun & Héribaud) Hustedt in A. Schmidt et al. 1913 (Hustedt 1930)." (Aboal & al. 2003: 17). - (30 May 2024) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2025