Pinnularia divergens var. elliptica (Grunow) Cleve 1895

Publication Details
Pinnularia divergens var. elliptica (Grunow) Cleve 1895: 79

Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1895). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsak Akademiens Handlingar 27(3): 1-219, 4 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pinnularia is Pinnularia viridis (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pinnularia ovata Krammer.

Source of Synonymy
Krammer, K. (2000). The genus Pinnularia. In: Diatoms of the European inland waters and comparable habitats. Volume 1. (Lange-Bertalot, H. Eds), pp. 1-703. Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G.

Basionym
Navicula divergens var. elliptica Grunow

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), divergent, going different ways (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 November 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024

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