Synedra sigma Kützing 1844
Current name:
Nitzschia sigma (Kützing) W.Smith
Estepona, Malaga province, Spain; Imaged with a Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, 450 µm length and 10 µm width, stacked and stitched in Photoshop, Marine sample, Alboran Sea.
- 27 August 2019. Forbes Pettigrew
Publication Details
Synedra sigma Kützing 1844: 67, pl. 30: fig. 14
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Request PDFPublication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Synedra is Synedra balthica Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia sigma (Kützing) 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: aus der Ostsee bei Hofmannsgave; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
