Navicula mediocriformis Coste & Ricard 1983
Publication Details
Navicula mediocriformis Coste & Ricard 1983: 291, pl. 3: figs 21, 22; pl. 6: fig. 14
Published in: Coste, M. & Ricard, M. (1982). Contribution a l'étude des diatomées d'eau douce des Seychelles et de l'Ile Maurice. Cryptogamie, Algologie 3(4): 279-313.
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 Chamaepinnularia mediocriformis (Coste & Ricard) Lange-Bertalot.
Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H. & Metzeltin, D. (1996). Indicators of oligotrophy. 800 taxa representative of three ecologically distinct lake types, carbonate buffered-Oligodystrophic-weakly buffered soft water with 2428 figures on 125 plates. Oligotrophie-Indikatoren. 800 Taxa repräsentativ für drei diverse Seen-Typen: Kalkreich - Oligodystroph - Schwach gepuffertes Weichwasser mit 2428 Figuren auf 125 Tafeln. Iconographia Diatomologica 2: [1]-390, 125 pls., 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: in aquis dulcibus acidisque insulae Mauritii [Seychelles crossed out]; (INA 1996) Type: see above; PC; 3256 (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 September 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 January 2025
