Navicula mutica var. nivalis (Ehrenberg) Hustedt 1911
Publication Details
Navicula mutica var. nivalis (Ehrenberg) Hustedt 1911: 290
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1911). Beiträge zur Algenflora von Bremen IV. Bacillariaceen aus der Wumme. Abhandlungen Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 20: 257-315, 3 pls.
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 Luticola nivalis (Ehrenberg) D.G.Mann.
Source of Synonymy
Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms. Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. [i-ix], 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Basionym
Navicula nivalis Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Alps: Monte Rosa at 11770 ft.; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), without a point, awnless, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 November 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
