Frustulia attenuata Kützing 1834
Current name:
Gyrosigma attenuatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst
250x __Lenght 180 µm - 11 May 2011. Robert Lavigne. (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Frustulia attenuata Kützing 1834: 555, pl. 14: fig. 35
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834 '1833'). Synopsis diatomearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea 8: 529-620, + pls XIII-XIX [79 figs].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Frustulia is Frustulia saxonica Rabenhorst.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gyrosigma attenuatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst.
Type Information
Type locality: bei Weissenfels; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), attenuate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 June 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
