Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Nitzschia linearis
Bacillariaceae
Nitzschia linearis W.Sm. , legitimate, scientific
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 Vol. 1: 39, pl. XIII [13]: fig. 110 [tax. nov.]
  • Comment: This name is often thought to be based upon Frustrulia linearis C.Agardh. This is a mscrpt name at best, not a basinym.
John, J. (1983), The diatom flora of the Swan River Estuary, Western Australia. Bibliotheca Phycologica 64: 1–358 [secondary reference]
Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995), Bibliographic checklist of non-marine algae in Australia: - [secondary reference]
Entwisle, T.J. & Nairn, L. (2011), Census of Freshwater Algae in Australia. Edn. Version 1.0: - [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: T.J.Entwisle and L.Nairn (2011) use this taxon concept.
  • Distribution: New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia, Northern Territory
McCarthy, P. (2012), Census of Australian Marine Diatoms: - AAL [secondary reference]
  • Comment: Usually in fresh water; also estuarine
  • Distribution: W.A. (Perth)
  • Ex.distribution: U.S.A. (Alaska, Oregon, Colorado, Florida), British Isles, North Sea, Baltic Sea, Kara Sea, Germany, Austria, Spain, Albania, Romania, Thailand, Philippines, China, Hawaiian Islands