Bacillaria sigmoidea Nitzsch 1817

Publication Details
Bacillaria sigmoidea Nitzsch 1817: 104, pl. VI [6]: figs 4-6

Published in: Nitzsch, C.L. (1817). Beitrag zur Infusorienkunde oder Naturbeschreibung der Zerkarien und Bazillarien. Neue Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle 3(1): 1-128, 6 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Bacillaria is Bacillaria paradoxa J.F.Gmelin.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia sigmoidea (Nitzsch) W.Smith.

Source of Synonymy
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.

Type Information
Type locality: [Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany];

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 December 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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