Nitzschia sigma var. rigidula Grunow 1881
Publication Details
Nitzschia sigma var. rigidula Grunow 1881: expl. pl. 66: fig. 8
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1880). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pp. pls I-XXX [pls 1-30]. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia rigidula (Grunow) Lange-Bertalot & Van de Vijver.
Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H. & Van de Vijver, B. (2022). Revision of the Nitzschia sigma complex (Bacillariophyta), a frequent cosmopolitan species in disguise with the description of two new species. Botany Letters 00: 20–34.
Type Information
Type locality: [No locality cited]; (Van Heurck 1880: expl. pl. 66: fig. 8) Lectotype ("Rouge Cloître (Brussels, Belgium), Delogne sample 187"; designated by Van de Vijver & Lange-Bertalot 2022: [10]): BR; BR-4767 (Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium), Figure 7D illustrates the lectotype (Lange-Bertalot & Van de Vijver 2022: [10])
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Phycobank Registration
https://www.phycobank.org/103540
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 December 2024
