Delicata delicatula var. alpestris Krammer, nom. inval. 2003
Publication Details
Delicata delicatula var. alpestris Krammer, nom. inval. 2003: 114, 164, pl. 132: fig. 11; pl. 133: figs 1-10, 30; pl. 134: figs 1-10
Published in: Krammer, K. (2003). Cymbopleura, Delicata, Navicymbula, Gomphocymbellopsis, Afrocymbella. In: Diatoms of Europe, Diatoms of the European Inland waters and comparable habitats. Vol. 4. (Lange-Bertalot, H. Eds), pp. 1-529. Rugell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G..
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Delicata is Delicata delicatula (Kützing) Krammer.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Delicata alpestris (Krammer) Bahls.
Type Information
Type locality: "AUSTRIA, Tyrol: Lechtaler Alps, Gramais, dripping moss, slide 379C IOK"; (Bahls 2017: 17)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), very delicate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 31 August 2010 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 16 April 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
