Nitzschia alba J.C.Lewin & R.A.Lewin 1967
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Publication Details
Nitzschia alba J.C.Lewin & R.A.Lewin 1967: 365, fig. 1
Published in: Lewin, J. & Lewin, R.A. (1967). Culture and nutrition of some apochlorotic diatoms of the genus Nitzschia. Journal of General Microbiology 46: 361-367, pl. I.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassall.
Status of Name
The taxonomic status of this entity requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Woods Hole, Massachusetts (on Sargassum & Zostera); Ensenada, Mexico (on Enteromorpha); La Jolla, California (in aquarium outflow & on Pelagophycus); Split, Jugoslavia (silt in harbor); (INA 1996) Notes: [Type not designated] [studies based mostly on strain 177-M from La Jolla]; specimens deposited at Cal. Acad. Sc. & at Smithsonian Inst. (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), white.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 October 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 December 2019
Verification of Data
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Nomenclatural note
Type not desiganted. - (19 December 2019) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
