Frustulia vermicularis Kützing 1833

Nitzschia vermicularis (Kützing) Hantzsch

Current name: Nitzschia vermicularis (Kützing) Hantzsch
Nevada, USA: 1000x, PC - 20 May 2013. Karl Bruun

Publication Details
Frustulia vermicularis Kützing 1833: 555, pl. 14: fig. 34

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834 '1833'). Synopsis diatomearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea 8: 529-620, + pls XIII-XIX [79 figs].

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Frustulia is Frustulia saxonica Rabenhorst.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia vermicularis (Kützing) Hantzsch.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), worm-shaped, almost cylindrical and bent in places, marked with irregular waves or bent lines (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 February 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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