Pseudo-nitzschia pungens (Grunow ex Cleve) Hasle 1993

Publication Details
Pseudo-nitzschia pungens (Grunow ex Cleve) Hasle 1993: 319

Published in: Hasle, G.R. (1993). Nomenclatural notes on marine planktonic diatoms. The family Bacillariaceae. In: P.A. Sims (ed.), Progress in diatom studies, Contributions to taxonomy, ecology and nomenclature. Special volume in honour of Robert Ross on the occasion of his 80th Birthday. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 106: 315-321.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia is Pseudo-nitzschia seriata (Cleve) H.Peragallo.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Nitzschia pungens Grunow ex Cleve

Type Information
Japan; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), sharp-pointed, pricking, piercing, terminating in a hard sharp point (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 25 February 2025

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Usage note
Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 March 2025

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