Navicula clepsydra Donkin 1861
Current name:
Trachyneis clepsydra (Donkin) Cleve
Dim. 13 x 75 µm (600x) - 15 January 2013. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Navicula clepsydra Donkin 1861: 8, pl. 1: fig. 3
Published in: Donkin, A.S. (1861). On the marine Diatomaceae of Northumberland with a description of several new species. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, New Series 1: 1-15, pl. I.
Request PDFType 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 Trachyneis clepsydra (Donkin) Cleve.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve, P.T. (1894). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Series 4 26(2): 1-194, 5 pls.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), water-clock (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 February 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
