Fragilaria ulna var. contracta (Østrup) Main 1988
Publication Details
Fragilaria ulna var. contracta (Østrup) Main 1988: 96
Published in: Main, S.P. (1988). Seasonal Composition of Benthic Diatom Associations in the Cedar River Basin (Iowa). Journal of the Iowa Academy of Sciences 95(3): 85-105.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ulnaria contracta (Østrup) E.A.Morales & M.L.Vis.
Basionym
Synedra ulna var. contracta Østrup
Type Information
Type locality: Faeröes; (Østrup 1901: 281)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), elbow, forearm (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 March 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 18 March 2011
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 March 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
