Frustulia lata Brébisson 1838
Publication Details
Frustulia lata Brébisson 1838: 44, no fig.
Published in: Brébisson, A. de (1838). Études microscopiques. Considérations sur les Diatomées et essai d'une classification des genres et des espèces appartenant à cette famille. Mémoires de la Société Académique, Agricole, Industrielle et d’Instruction de l’Arrondissements de Falaise 1: 27-46, 148-149 (=Corrections et additions au mémoire sur les Diatomées).
Request PDFPublication date: 1 January 1838
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Frustulia is Frustulia saxonica Rabenhorst.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pinnularia lata (Brébisson) 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: Falaise; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), wide, broad; but also side, flank (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
