Navicula tenera Hustedt 1937
Publication Details
Navicula tenera Hustedt 1937: 259, pl. XVIII [18] figs. 11, 12.
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1937). Systematische und ökologische Untersuchungen über die Diatomeen-Flora von Java, Bali und Sumatra nach dem Material der Deutschen Limnologischen Sunda-Expedition. Archiv für Hydrobiologie Suppl. 15(2): 187-295, pls 13-20.
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 Pseudofallacia tenera (Hustedt) Y.Liu, Kociolek & Q.Wang.
Source of Synonymy
Liu, Y., Kociolek, J.P., Fan, Y. & Wang, Q. (2012). Pseudofallacia gen. nov., a new freshwater diatom (Bacillariophyceae) genus based on Navicula occulta Krasske. Phycologia 51(6): 620-626.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), soft, delicate (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 December 2022
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 January 2025
