From the first article on phytoplankton of the Bay of Villefranche. Hippolyte Peragallo published in 1888 "Diatomées de la baie de Villefranche (Alpes-Maritimes)". Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 22: 1-99. Amphora alata (11) was first found in Villefranche.
Available @ http://www.obs-vlfr.fr/LOV/aquaparadox/html/ClassicMonographs.php