Navicula subcostulata var. avittata Cholnoky, nom. inval. 1959
Publication Details
Navicula subcostulata var. avittata Cholnoky, nom. inval. 1959: 51, pl. 6: figs 265-269
Published in: Cholnoky, B.J. (1959). Neue und seltene Diatomeen aus Afrika. IV. Diatomeen aus der Kaap-Provinz. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 106(1/2): 1-69.
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 Hippodonta avittata Lange-Bertalot, Metzeltin & Witkowski.
Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H., Metzeltin, D. & Witkowski, A (1996). Hippodonta gen. nov. Umschreibung und Begründung einer neuer Gattung der Naviculaceae. Iconographia Diatomologica 4: 247-275.
Type Information
Type locality: South Africa (various localities); (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 January 2025
