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Pinnularia platycephala
(Ehrenberg) Cleve, 1891
AphiaID
610702
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:610702)
Classification
Biota
Chromista
(Kingdom)
Heterokontophyta
(Phylum)
Bacillariophytina
(Subphylum)
Bacillariophyceae
(Class)
Bacillariophycidae
(Subclass)
Bacillariophycanae
(Superorder)
Naviculales
(Order)
Pinnulariaceae
(Family)
Pinnularia
(Genus)
Pinnularia platycephala
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Pinnularia
C.G. Ehrenberg, 1843
Original name
Stauroptera platycephala
Ehrenberg, 1854
Synonymised names
Navicula platycephala
(Ehrenberg) Cleve & Möller, 1882
·
unaccepted
(synonym)
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Forma
Pinnularia platycephala f. angustior
Skvortzow, 1936
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Forma
Pinnularia platycephala f. hattoriana
Meister, 1914
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Forma
Pinnularia platycephala f. ornata
H.E.Sovereign, 1963
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Forma
Pinnularia platycephala f. platycephala
(Ehrenberg) Cleve, 1891
accepted as
Stauroptera platycephala
Ehrenberg, 1854
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Variety
Pinnularia platycephala var. genuina
Mayer, 1913
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Variety
Pinnularia platycephala var. genuina
Cleve-Euler, 1955
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Variety
Pinnularia platycephala var. minor
Mayer, 1913
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Variety
Pinnularia platycephala var. nipponica
Skvortzov & Noda, 1971
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Variety
Pinnularia platycephala var. obtusa
Jouse in Poretzky, Jouse & Sheshukova, 1933 (1934)
(
uncertain
>
unassessed
)
Environment
marine
,
brackish
, fresh
Original description
(of
Stauroptera platycephala
Ehrenberg, 1854
)
Ehrenberg, C.G. (1854). Mikrogeologie. Einundvierzig Tafeln mit über viertausend grossentheils colorirten Figuren, gezeichnet vom Verfasser. [Atlas]. <em>Leopold Voss, Leipzig.</em> 41 pls.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/207209
page(s): pl. 17/2, fig. 9
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2026). DiatomBase.
Pinnularia platycephala
(Ehrenberg) Cleve, 1891. Accessed at: https://www.diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=610702 on 2026-07-20
Taxonomic edit history
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Sources (2)
Links (3)
original description
(of
Stauroptera platycephala
Ehrenberg, 1854
)
Ehrenberg, C.G. (1854). Mikrogeologie. Einundvierzig Tafeln mit über viertausend grossentheils colorirten Figuren, gezeichnet vom Verfasser. [Atlas]. <em>Leopold Voss, Leipzig.</em> 41 pls.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/207209
page(s): pl. 17/2, fig. 9
[details]
additional source
Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19.
,
available online at
http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp
[details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
(from synonym
Navicula platycephala
(Ehrenberg) Cleve & Möller, 1882
)
To ITIS
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