Neidium ampliatum (Ehrenberg) Krammer 1985
Publication Details
Neidium ampliatum (Ehrenberg) Krammer 1985: 101, pl. 2: figs 8, 9; pl. 3: fig. 4
Published in: Krammer, K. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (1985). Naviculaceae Neue und wenig bekannte Taxa, neue Kombinationen und Synonyme sowie Bemerkungen zu einigen Gattungen. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 9: [1]-230, including 43 plates.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neidium is Neidium affine (Ehrenberg) Pfitzer.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Navicula ampliata Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Ireland; Finland; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), Enlarged (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 August 2024
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Taxonomic note
Neidium ampliatum sensu lato (Mann & Chepurnov, 2005). Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot (2007: 178) comment "As already mentioned by several authors the 'second hand' concepts of N. ampliatum are extremely broad and that taxon has served as a 'rag bag' including more than a few independent taxa. N. boyeri Reimer 1959 from North America differs by much less convergent striae distally. N. boyeri Reimer 1959 is considerably broader and possesses abruptly protracted ends. Neidium affine var. ceylonica (Skvortzow) Reimer 1959 possesses much more densely spaced striae and areolae. The conspecificity of N. ampliatum from Ireland, Skvortzow's taxon from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Reimer's population from Connecticut, U.S.A, is questionable and even very unlikely." See Cantonati, Kelly & Lange-Bertalot (2017: 421 and note on p. 422). - (11 May 2006) - M.D. Guiry
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 July 2025
