Navicula gastrum (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Navicula gastrum (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844: 94, pl. 28: fig. 56c
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.
Request PDFPublication 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 Placoneis gastrum (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky.
Source of Synonymy
Mereschkowsky, C. (1903). Über Placoneis, ein neues Diatomeen-Genus. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 15(1): 1-30, pl. 1.
Basionym
Pinnularia gastrum Ehrenberg
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Husavic, Iceland (79°N 342W); (Jahn 2004: 232) Lectotype: Dr. Thienemann; 1821; fuel peat; BHUPM (Ehrenberg Collection); Geographical Preparation 351016 c blue (Jahn 2004: 232, fig. 3) Notes: Syntypes: Vera Cruz, Mexico; New Haven, Connecticut; Iceland. Collector: Carl Ehrenberg (INA).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), belly, stomach, womb, paunch (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024
