Cyclotella operculata var. rectangula Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Cyclotella operculata var. rectangula Kützing 1849: 19, no fig. (as 'ß rectangula')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cyclotella is Cyclotella tecta Håkansson & R.Ross.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyclotella meneghiniana var. rectangula (Kützing) Grunow.
Source of Synonymy
Van Heurck, H. (1882). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Atlas. pp. pls LXXVIII-CXXXII [78-132 and supplementary pls 22 bis, 82bis, 83bis, 83ter, 95bis], tables genres. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
Type Information
Type locality: "prope Paris" [near Paris, France]; (Kützing 1849: 19)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 February 2016 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
