Bacillaria sinuata (Thwaites ex W.Smith) Elmore 1895

Publication Details
Bacillaria sinuata (Thwaites ex W.Smith) Elmore 1895: 20

Published in: Barbour, E.H. (1895). The diatomaceous deposits of Nebraska. Proceedings of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 5: 18-23, 1 pl., 1 fig.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bacillaria is Bacillaria paradoxa J.F.Gmelin.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Grunowia sinuata (Thwaites ex W.Smith) Rabenhorst.

Source of Synonymy
Rabenhorst, L. (1864). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio I. Algas diatomaceas complectens, cum figuris generum omnium xylographice impressis. pp. 1-359. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.

Basionym
Denticula sinuata Thwaites ex W.Smith

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water. near Bristol; Mr. Thwaites Wray, Nov. 1851, Mr. Geo. Smith. Killiecrankie, Mr. P. Grant. Dryburgh, March; Pentland Hills, July 1854, Dr. Greville. Cumbrae Island, Feb. 1854, Mr. B. Hennedy." [England, Scotalnd]; (Smith 1856: 21)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), sinuate, strongly waved (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 14 June 2009 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 August 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024

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