Fragilaria capucina var. gracilis (Østrup) Hustedt 1950
Publication Details
Fragilaria capucina var. gracilis (Østrup) Hustedt 1950: 456 (legend to pl. XXXVI: fig. 3), table 6
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1950). Die Diatomeenflora norddeutscher Seen mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des holsteinischen Seengebiets. V.-VII. Seen in Mecklenburg, Lauenburg und Nordostdeutschland. Archiv für Hydrobiologie 43: 329-458, pls XXI-XLI.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fragilaria radians (Kützing) D.M.Williams & Round.
Source of Synonymy
Van de Vijver, B., Williams, D.M., Kusber, W.-H., Cantonati, M., Hamilton, P.B., Wetzel, C.E. & Ector, L (2022). Fragilaria radians (Kützing) D.M.Williams et Round, the correct name for F. gracilis (Fragilariaceae, Bacillariophyta): a critical analysis of this species complex in Europe. Fottea 22(2): 256-291, 587 figs, 2 tables.
Basionym
Fragilaria gracilis Østrup
Type Information
Type locality: Denmark: Sjaelland; (INA 1996) Lectotype: Coll. Ostup 1342: (Lee 2010: 68) Notes: Lectotypified in Krammer & Lange-Bertalot 1991: 450; archived at C (Van de Vijver et al., 2022: 266, fig. 94).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 October 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
