Frustulia vitrea Østrup 1901
Publication Details
Frustulia vitrea Østrup 1901: 262, fig. 30
Published in: Ostrup [Østrup], E. (1901). Freshwater diatoms. In: Botany of the Faeröes based upon Danish investigations Part 1 illustrated with 10 plates, and 50 figures in the text (published with the aid of the Carlsberg Fund). ([Warming, E.] Eds), pp. 260-290. Copenhagen & London: Det. Nordiske Forlag; John Wheldon & Co..
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 Fallacia vitrea (Østrup) D.G.Mann.
Source of Synonymy
Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms. Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. [i-ix], 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of glass, glassy; i.e., transparent and greenish (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 January 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
