Sigmatella sigma (Kützing) Frenguelli 1923

Publication Details
Sigmatella sigma (Kützing) Frenguelli 1923: 93; pl.8, fig.15,16

Published in: Frenguelli, J. (1923). Diatomeas Argentinas. I. Contribuciones para la sinopsis de las Diatomeas Argentinas. Diatomeas del Río Primero en la ciudad de Córdoba. Boletín de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Córdoba (República Argentina) 27: 13-119, 9 pl..

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Sigmatella is Sigmatella nitzschii Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia sigma (Kützing) 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
Synedra sigma Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: "...aus der Ostsee bei Hofmannsgave" [Denmark]; (Kützing 1844) Lectotype (designated by Lange-Bertalor & Van de Vijver 2022: Kützing (1844) Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen, plate 30, figure 14): (Lange-Bertalot & Van de Vijver 2022: [2]) Notes: Epitype (designated by Lange-Bertalor & Van de Vijver 2022): BR-4764, Courseulles, Calvados, France (de Brébisson sample #133), Figure 1D illustrates the epitype.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 22 June 2009 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 11 February 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 January 2025

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