Nitzschia alexandrina (Cholnoky) Lange-Bertalot & Simonsen 1978
Publication Details
Nitzschia alexandrina (Cholnoky) Lange-Bertalot & Simonsen 1978: 16
Published in: Lange-Bertalot, H. & Simonsen, R. (1978). A taxonomic revision of the Nitzschiae lanceolatae Grunow. 2. European and related extraEuropean freshwater and brackish water taxa. Bacillaria 1: 11-111.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia aurariae Cholnoky.
Source of Synonymy
Witkowski, A., Lange-Bertalot, H. & Metzeltin, D. (2000). Diatom flora of marine coasts I. Iconographia Diatomologica 7: 1-925, incl. 219 pls with 4504 figs.
Basionym
Nitzschia elliptica var. alexandrina Cholnoky
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 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 06 January 2025
