Navicula muscatinei Reimer & J.J.Lee 1986
Publication Details
Navicula muscatinei Reimer & J.J.Lee 1986: 345, figs 19-25
Published in: Reimer, C.W. & Lee, J.J. (1988). New species of endosymbiotic diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) inhabiting larger foraminifera in the Gulf of Elat (Red Sea), Israel. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 140(2): 339-351, 30 figs.
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 Olifantiella muscatinei (Reimer & J.J.Lee) Van de Vijver, Ector & C.E.Wetzel.
Source of Synonymy
Van de Vijver, B., Ector, L. & Wetzel, C.E. (2018). Olifantiella muscatinei (Reimer & J.J.Lee) comb. nov. (Bacillariophyta), an endozoic marine diatom species, the correct name for Olifantiella pseudobiremis Riaux-Gobin. Notulae Algarum 70: 1-2, no figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Gulf of Elat (Red Sea), Israel; (Reimer & Lee 1988: 345) Holotype: endosymbiotic in forminiferans; (Reimer & Lee 1988: 245) Notes: Type: A-G.C. 38088 (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 January 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 April 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 January 2025
