Navicula schweickerdtii Cholnoky 1952
Publication Details
Navicula schweickerdtii Cholnoky 1952: 129, pl. VI [6]: fig. 161
Published in: Cholnoki, B.J. [Cholnoky, B.J.] (1952). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Algenflora von Portugiesisch-Ost-Afrika (Moçambique). I. Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Naturais, serie 2 4(1): 89-135, 4 pls.
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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 Luticola schweickerdtii (Cholnoky) Cocquyt & J.C.Taylor.
Source of Synonymy
Cocquyt, C. & Taylor, J.C. (2022). Observations on Navicula schweickerdtii Cholnoky and its transfer to the genus Luticola (Diadesmidaceae, Bacillariophyta). Notulae Algarum 230: 1-3, 1 fig.
Type Information
Type locality: Garuso [Mozambique]; (Cholnoky 1952: 129) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Cocquyt & Taylor 2022: 1): [icon] Cholnoky 1952, fig. 161, original drawing at South African National Diatom Collection, housed at the North-West University, South Africa. Collected by H.G. Schweickerdt on 5 April 1952.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 March 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
