WoRMS name details

Nitzschia superba MacCallum, 1921

158684  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158684)

 unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Species
marine
Not documented
Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy  
Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details]
WoRMS (2026). Nitzschia superba MacCallum, 1921. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158684 on 2026-04-24
Date
action
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2005-05-26 14:23:20Z
created
2010-09-14 12:29:18Z
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2024-07-23 13:46:54Z
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Nomenclature

basis of record Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Beverley-Burton, M. (1984). Monogenea and Turbellaria. In: Guide to the Parasites of Fishes of Canada, Part 1. (Edited by L. Margolis & Z. Kabata). <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottawa.</em> 209 pp. [details] 

source of synonymy Flowers, J. R.; Matsche, M. A. (2014). Notes on the Fish Parasite Nitzschia (Monogenoidea: Capsalidae) in North America. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 32(3): N18-N27., available online at https://doi.org/10.1656/045.021.0303 [details] 

Other

additional source Hendrix, S. S. (1994). Marine Flora and Fauna of the Eastern United States: Platyhelminthes, Monogenea. <em>NOAA technical Reports NMFS.</em> 121. [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Diet parasitic on host [details]

Distribution geographic range not obtained; has been recorded in the Bay of Fundy [details]

Habitat parasitic [details]

Reproduction hermaphroditic [details]