Navicula follis Ehrenberg 1838
Current name:
Brachysira follis (Ehrenberg) R.Ross
1000x __Dim. 18 x 36 µm - 09 June 2012. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Navicula follis Ehrenberg 1838: 179, no fig.
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1838). Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. Ein Blick in das tiefere organische Leben der Natur. pp. i-xviii, [1-4], 1-[548], 64 pls. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.
Publication date: Jul-Aug 1838 (p. xviii: Jul 1838)
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 Brachysira follis (Ehrenberg) R.Ross.
Source of Synonymy
Hartley, B. [in collaboration with Ross, R. & Williams, D.M.] (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 66(3): 531-610.
Type Information
Type locality: "Im Bergmehl von Santafiora in Toscana" [Tuscany, Italy]; (Ehrenberg 1838)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 May 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 December 2024