Navicula mutica Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Navicula mutica Kützing 1844: 93, pl. 3: fig. 32
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.
Publication 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 Luticola mutica (Kützing) 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: Germany: East Frisian Islands: Wangerooge; (INA 1996) Type: brackish rain puddles; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), without a point, awnless, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 August 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024