Navicula aspera Ehrenberg 1840
Current name:
Trachyneis aspera (Ehrenberg) Cleve
Marine sample, Alboran Sea. Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, 100µm length, stacked in Photoshop - 24 March 2020. Forbes Pettigrew
Publication Details
Navicula aspera Ehrenberg 1840: 213 (as 'Trachyneis')
Published in: Ehrenberg, [C.G.] (1840). [Characteristik von 274 neuen Arten von Infusorien]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 197-219.
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 Trachyneis aspera (Ehrenberg) Cleve.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve, P.T. (1894). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Series 4 26(2): 1-194, 5 pls.
Type Information
Type locality: in limo portus Christianiae viva; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), rough, uneven, harsh, rugged.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024