Pinnularia termes Ehrenberg 1843
Publication Details
Pinnularia termes Ehrenberg 1843: 422(134); pl.2/6, fig.23; pl.3/3, fig.5
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 Pinnularia biceps W.Gregory.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), an insect that eats wood; termite (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 May 2010
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 May 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
