By now, sufficient factual material relating to the diatom alga Nitzschia longissima has been accumulated in the literature. At the same time, there is a mistaken understanding of the features of N. longissima in some studies, apparently because the authors of these publications ignored data on internal structures of cells and misunderstood or disregarded data on the life cycles and reproduction of the species. Obviously, all floristic data obtained with the use of information based on a broad understanding of the species will also be questionable. Under the name N. longissima several species are hidden. They belong to a heterogeneous complex longissima–closterium–reversa. Based on the analysis of literature data, as well as on the study of type material and thirty-six clones, gathered on the Atlantic coast of France and in the Black Sea near Karadag, we proposed to apply to N. longissima a concept sensu stricto, whichmay eliminate many problems in the identification of this species.

Keywords: diatoms, Nitzschia longissima, distribution, reproduction, taxonomy

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