Pinnularia elginensis W.Gregory 1856
Current name:
Placoneis elginensis (W.Gregory) E.J.Cox
Truckee River, Nevada, USA; 1000x, DIC, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection - 29 September 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Pinnularia elginensis W.Gregory 1856: 9, pl. 1: fig. 33
Published in: Gregory, W. (1856). Notice of some new species of British fresh-water Diatomaceae. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, New Series 4: 1-14, 1 pl.
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 Placoneis elginensis (W.Gregory) E.J.Cox.
Source of Synonymy
Cox, E.J. (1987). Placoneis Mereschkowsky: the re-evaluation of a diatom genus originally characterized by its chloroplast type. Diatom Research 2(2): 145-157.
Type Information
Elgin? but not cited; (INA 1996) Lectotype: BM; 11751 (Haworth 1974: 51)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 May 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
