Nitzschia compressa (Bailey) C.S.Boyer 1916

Publication Details
Nitzschia compressa (Bailey) C.S.Boyer 1916: 116, pl. 39: fig. 7

Published in: Boyer, C.S. (1916). The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and vicinity illustrated with seven hundred drawings by the author. pp. [1]-143, pls 1-40. Philadelphia: Press of J.B. Lippincott Company East Washington Square.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassal.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Tryblionella compressa (Bailey) Poulin.

Basionym
Pyxidicula compressa Bailey

Type Information
Type locality: St. Augustine, Florida, USA; (Bailey 1851: 40)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), flattened, usually laterally (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 February 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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