Navicula capitata var. luneburgensis (Grunow) R.M.Patrick 1966

Publication Details
Navicula capitata var. luneburgensis (Grunow) R.M.Patrick 1966: 537, pl. 52: fig. 4

Published in: Patrick, R.[M.] & Reimer, C.W. (1966). The diatoms of the United States exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii. Volume 1: Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae, Achnanthaceae, Naviculaceae. Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 1-688.

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 luneburgensis (Grunow) 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.

Basionym
Navicula hungarica var. luneburgensis Grunow

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 September 2022

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Nomenclatural note
Some authors have "lueneburgensis" including "ue" for the umlaut in the town of Lüneburg in Germany, but Grunow spelled it without the umlaut and is likey to have been using the Latin from "Ducatus Luneburgensis". - (29 January 2016) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 March 2025