Pinnularia borealis Ehrenberg 1843
Publication Details
Pinnularia borealis Ehrenberg 1843: 420, pl. 4: fig. I.5 [1.5]; pl. 4: fig. V.4 [5.4]
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd- und Nord-Amerika. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 291-445 + [1, Berichtigungen], + 4 pls.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Pinnularia is Pinnularia viridis (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Chile (?); New York; Kotzebue Sound, Alaska; Notes: New York; Kotzebue's Sound [Chile = Tabellaria sculpta] (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), north, northern (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 June 2023
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Taxonomic note
"Pinnularia borealis is a complex of at least 10 different taxa..." (Eveline Pinseel in Zindarova, Kopalová & Van der Vijver 2016: 378). - (10 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Habitat note
Caves (Czerwik-Marcinkowska & Mrozinska 2011). - (18 May 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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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 09 May 2025
