Pinnularia gastrum Ehrenberg 1843
Publication Details
Pinnularia gastrum Ehrenberg 1843: 384, 421, pl. III: fig. VII.23
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd- und Nord-Amerika. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 291-445 + [1, Berichtigungen], + 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 Placoneis gastrum (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Husavic, Iceland (79°N 342W); (Jahn 2004: 232) Lectotype: Dr. Thienemann; 1821; fuel peat; BHUPM (Ehrenberg Collection); Geographical Preparation 351016 c blue (Jahn 2004: 232, fig. 3) Notes: Syntypes: Vera Cruz, Mexico; New Haven, Connecticut; Iceland. Collector: Carl Ehrenberg (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), belly, stomach, womb, paunch (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 June 2018
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
