Navicula vulgaris (Thwaites) Heiberg 1863
Current name:
Frustulia vulgaris (Thwaites) De Toni
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; ditch, 1000x, DIC - 07 March 2010. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Navicula vulgaris (Thwaites) Heiberg 1863: 83
Published in: Heiberg, P.A.C. (1863). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum danicarum. Kritisk oversigt over de danske Diatomeer. pp. 1-135, 6 pls. Kjøbenhavn: Wilhelm Priors Forlag.
Request PDFType 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 Frustulia vulgaris (Thwaites) De Toni.
Basionym
Schizonema vulgare Thwaites
Type Information
Type locality: "Occurs during the spring in almost every ditch and running stream" [England].; (Thwaites 1848: 170)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common, general, ordinary (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 March 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 December 2024
