Asterionella frauenfeldii Grunow 1863
Current name:
Thalassionema frauenfeldii (Grunow) Tempère & Peragallo
The cells are very long and can appear quite delicate. Like Thalassionema nitzschiodes the colonies can be either star-shaped, zig-zag or a mixture of the two as shown hereRobin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Asterionella frauenfeldii Grunow 1863: 140
Published in: Grunow, A. (1863). Über einige neue und ungenügend bekannte Arten und Gattungen von Diatomaceen. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 13: 137-162, 2 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asterionella is Asterionella formosa Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thalassionema frauenfeldii (Grunow) Tempère & Peragallo.
Source of Synonymy
Hallegraeff, G.M. (1986). Taxonomy and morphology of the marine plankton diatoms Thalassionema and Thalassiothrix. Diatom Research 1(1): 57-80.
Type Information
Type locality: Nicobar Islands; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 August 2010
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 August 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 November 2024
