Frustulia lanceolata C.Agardh 1827
Publication Details
Frustulia lanceolata C.Agardh 1827: 626
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1827). Aufzählung einiger in den östreichischen Ländern gefundenen neuen Gattungen und Arten von Algen, nebst ihrer Diagnostik und beigefügten Bemerkungen. Flora oder Botanische Zeitung, Regensburg 10(no. 40 of the second volume): 625-640.
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 Cymbella lanceolata C.Agardh.
Type Information
Type locality: "In ostio thermarum Carlsbad, demersa ubi aqua adhud calida..." [Czech Republic: Carlsbad]; (Agardh 1827: 626) Lectotype = LD, C. Agardh 4560, fide Håkansson & Ross 1984 : epitype = slide B 40 0040761 in B fide Da Silva et al. 2013 (epitype) C. Agardh; thermal spprings; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lance-shaped.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2021
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Habitat note
Indicator-species for eutrophication - (01 June 2010) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 July 2025
