Nitzschia sigma (Kützing) W.Smith 1853
Current name:
Nitzschia sigma (Kützing) W.Smith
Estepona, Malaga province, Spain; Imaged with a Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, 450 µm length and 10 µm width, stacked and stitched in Photoshop, Marine sample, Alboran Sea.
- 27 August 2019. Forbes Pettigrew
Publication Details
Nitzschia sigma (Kützing) W.Smith 1853: 39, pl. XIII [13]: fig. 108
Published in: Smith, W. (1853). A synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with remarks on their structure, function and distribution; and instructions for collecting and preserving specimens. The plates by Tuffen West. In two volumes. Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxiii, 1-89, pls I-XXXI. London: John van Voorst, Paternoster Row.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Nitzschia is Nitzschia elongata Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Synedra sigma Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "...aus der Ostsee bei Hofmannsgave" [Denmark]; (Kützing 1844) Lectotype (designated by Lange-Bertalor & Van de Vijver 2022: Kützing (1844) Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen, plate 30, figure 14): (Lange-Bertalot & Van de Vijver 2022: [2]) Notes: Epitype (designated by Lange-Bertalor & Van de Vijver 2022): BR-4764, Courseulles, Calvados, France (de Brébisson sample #133), Figure 1D illustrates the epitype.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025
