Nitzschia beyeri Lange-Bertalot 2004
Publication Details
Nitzschia beyeri Lange-Bertalot 2004: 579-599, Figs 1-6
Published in: Witkowski, A., Lange-Bertalot, H., Kociolek, J.P., Ruppel, M., Wawrzyniak-Wydrowska, B., Bąk, M. & Brzezinska, A. (2004). Four new species of Nitzschia sect. Tryblionella (Bacillariophyceae) resembling N. parvula. Phycologia 43: 579-595, 93 figs, 4 tables.
Publication date: 30th September, 2004
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassal.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: A small tributary creek of River Kinzig (Spessart Mountains, Germany); (Witkowski & al., 2004: 580) Holotype: A small tributary creek; Coll. Lange-Bertalot, Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Slide N-Main 88 (Witkowski & al., 2004: 580)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Description
Valves linear, slightly constricted in the middle, with obliquely cuneate and finally subrostrate apices, 24-30 µm long, 3.8-4.2 µm wide. Raphe strongly eccentric, fibulae distinct, 13-14 in 10 µm, the median two father apart. Transapical striae finely punctate, 27-29 in 10 µm, interrupted by an indistinct longitudinal sternum. The new species resembles N. parvula W. Smith but the valves are narrower
Habitat
Freshwater
Similar Species
Nitzschia parvula
Created: 16 November 2004 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 06 January 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 January 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024