Navicula nivalis Ehrenberg 1853
Publication Details
Navicula nivalis Ehrenberg 1853: 528
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1853). Über einige neue Materialien zur Übersicht des kleinsten Lebens. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1853: 505-533.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: Alps: Monte Rosa at 11770 ft.; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), found growing in or near snow.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 December 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
