Navicula serians var. thermalis Grunow 1880
Publication Details
Navicula serians var. thermalis Grunow 1880: pl. 12: fig. 10
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1880). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pp. pls I-XXX [pls 1-30]. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
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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 thermalis (Grunow) Van de Vijver & T.M.Schuster.
Source of Synonymy
Van de Vijver, B. & Schuster, T.M. (2021). Observations and typification of Navicula serians var. thermalis Grunow and its transfer to the genus Brachysira. Notulae Algarum 190: 1-3, 7 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: "Thermen Ostindiens" [Hot springs, East Indies] ; (Van Heurck 1880: pl. 12: fig. 10) Lectotype (designated by Van de Vijver & Schuster 2021: 2): F. Stoliczka; BR; BR-4648 (Van de Vijver & Schuster 2021: 2) Notes: Navicula serians var. thermalis Grunow (in Van Heurck 1880: pl. 12: fig. 10) was originally described from unspecified hot springs in Eastern Asia (“in Thermen Ostindiens”) based on Grunow sample 928. Based on the notes in Grunow’s accession books, the sample was collected in 1865 and given to Grunow by the Czech palaeontologist Ferdinand Stoliczka (1838–1874), who made several expeditions to Burma, the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, and the Himalayas." (Van de Vijver & Schuster 2021: 2).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 December 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Seemingly originally first introduced without a description, but validated by analytical figures (see Art. 38.7 "For the purpose of Art. 38.5, prior to 1 January 1908, an illustration with analysis (see Art. 38.9 and 38.10) is acceptable in place of a written description or diagnosis."). - (25 February 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025
