Navicula dicephala Ehrenberg 1838
Publication Details
Navicula dicephala Ehrenberg 1838: 185, no fig.
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1838). Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. Ein Blick in das tiefere organische Leben der Natur. pp. i-xviii, [1-4], 1-[548], 64 pls. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.
Request PDFPublication date: Jul-Aug 1838 (p. xviii: Jul 1838)
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Navicula is Navicula tripunctata (O.F.Müller) Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Placoneis dicephala (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky.
Source of Synonymy
Mereschkowsky, C. (1903). Über Placoneis, ein neues Diatomeen-Genus. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 15(1): 1-30, pl. 1.
Type Information
Syntype localities: Fossil im Bergmehl von Dagernfors in Schweden und von Kymmene Gard in Finnland; (Ehrenberg 1838: 185)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 June 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
