Falcatella delicatula (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1853
Publication Details
Falcatella delicatula (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1853: 46, pl.5, fig.4
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1853). Die Süsswasser-Diatomaceen (Bacillarien.): für Freunde der Mikroskopie. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-72, 10 plates [I–X]. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.
Request PDFType Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Planothidium delicatulum (Kützing) Round & Bukhtiyarova.
Source of Synonymy
Round, F.E. & Bukhtiyarova, L. (1996). Four new genera based on Achnanthes (Achnanthidium) together with a re-definition of Achnanthidium. Diatom Research 11(2): 345-361.
Basionym
Achnanthidium delicatulum Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: East Frisian Islands: Wangerooge; (INA 1996) Type: brackish water; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), very delicate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 December 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 02 August 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
