Navicula tumida var. westii (W.Smith) A.Cleve 1953

Publication Details
Navicula tumida var. westii (W.Smith) A.Cleve 1953: 221, fig. 931 b (as 'N. (Scoliopleura) tumida 'beta' westii mh.')

Published in: Cleve-Euler, A. (1953). Die Diatomeen von Schweden und Finnland. Teil III. Monoraphideae, Biraphideae 1. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, ser. IV 4(5): 1-255, figs 484-970.

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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 Caloneis westii (W.Smith) Hendey.

Source of Synonymy
Hendey, N.I. (1964). An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part V: Bacillariophyceae (diatoms). pp. [i]-xxii, 1-317. London: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fishery Investigations. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.

Basionym
Navicula westii W.Smith

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Marine: detected by Mr. Tufen West with the last. May 1852. Shoreham Harbour, Nov. 1852, W. Sm."; (Smith 1853: 43)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 September 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 30 January 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025

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