Cyclotella rectangula (Kützing) Brébisson ex Rabenhorst 1853
Publication Details
Cyclotella rectangula (Kützing) Brébisson ex Rabenhorst 1853: 11, no fig. (as 'C. rectangula Bréb.')
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1853). Die Süsswasser-Diatomaceen (Bacillarien.): für Freunde der Mikroskopie. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-72, 10 plates [I–X]. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cyclotella is Cyclotella tecta Håkansson & R.Ross.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyclotella meneghiniana var. rectangula (Kützing) Grunow.
Source of Synonymy
Van Heurck, H. (1882). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Atlas. pp. pls LXXVIII-CXXXII [78-132 and supplementary pls 22 bis, 82bis, 83bis, 83ter, 95bis], tables genres. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
Basionym
Cyclotella operculata var. rectangula Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "prope Paris" [near Paris, France]; (Kützing 1849: 19)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), rectangle (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 January 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
