Navicula lacustris W.Gregory 1856
Publication Details
Navicula lacustris W.Gregory 1856: 6, pl. 1: fig. 23
Published in: Gregory, W. (1856). Notice of some new species of British fresh-water Diatomaceae. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, New Series 4: 1-14, 1 pl.
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 Lacustriella lacustris (W.Gregory) Lange-Bertalot & Kulikovskiy.
Source of Synonymy
Kulikovskiy, M.S., Lange-Bertalot, H., Metzeltin, D. & Witkowski, A. (2012). Lake Baikal: Hotspot of endemic diatoms I. Iconographia Diatomologica 23: 1-607, incl. 156 pls.
Type Information
Type locality: Scotland: Loch Leven; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), inhabiting lakes (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 May 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 May 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024
