Cymbella sigmoidea (Nitzsch) C.Agardh 1830

Publication Details
Cymbella sigmoidea (Nitzsch) C.Agardh 1830: 11

Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1830). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum. Part 1. pp. 1-16. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianus.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cymbella is Cymbella cymbiformis C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) W.Smith.

Source of Synonymy
Smith, W. (1853). A synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with remarks on their structure, function and distribution; and instructions for collecting and preserving specimens. The plates by Tuffen West. In two volumes. Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxiii, 1-89, pls I-XXXI. London: John van Voorst, Paternoster Row.

Basionym
Bacillaria sigmoidea Nitzsch

Type Information
Type locality: [Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany];

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 November 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 November 2024

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