Navicula laevissima Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Navicula laevissima Kützing 1844: 96, pl. 21: fig. 14
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
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 Sellaphora laevissima (Kützing) D.G.Mann.
Source of Synonymy
Mann, D.G. (1989). The diatom genus Sellaphora: separation from Navicula. British Phycological Journal 24(1): 1-20, 58 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: Italy: Toscana: San Fiore, fossil (Bergmehl); (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 June 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 November 2024