Pinnularia balfouriana Grunow ex Cleve 1895
Publication Details
Pinnularia balfouriana Grunow ex Cleve 1895: 80, pl. 1: fig. 18
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1895). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsak Akademiens Handlingar 27(3): 1-219, 4 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Hygropetra balfouriana (Grunow ex Cleve) Krammer & Lange-Bertalot.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland (fide K. Krammer & H. Lange-Bertalot in H. Lange-Bertalot (ed.), 2000: 206); (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 December 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 December 2024
