Nitzschia constricta (Kützing) Ralfs 1861

Publication Details
Nitzschia constricta (Kützing) Ralfs 1861: 780

Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

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Publication date: 1861

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 Tryblionella apiculata W.Gregory.

Source of Synonymy
Trobajo, R. & Mann, D.G (2015). Appendix: A nomenclatural note on Tryblionella apiculata vs. T. kuetzingii [book review of Benthic diatoms from Mediterranean coasts. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 60, by Irene Álvarez-Blanco & J.P. Kociolek...]. Diatom Research 30(3): 281-282.

Basionym
Synedra constricta Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: Italy: Venezia (harbor); (INA 1996) Type: *Herb. Kützing 145 (= Coll. Grunow 2524); (INA 1996) Notes: * fide Lange-Bertalot, 1987: 13.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), constricted.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 15 August 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024

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