Navicula smithii var. nitescens W.Gregory 1857
Current name:
Diploneis nitescens (W.Gregory) Cleve
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Manitou Beach, Lugol's, 1000x, DIC - 12 March 2011. Karl Bruun
Publication Details
Navicula smithii var. nitescens W.Gregory 1857: 487; pl. IX, fig. 16
Published in: Gregory, W. (1857). On new forms of marine Diatomaceae found in the Firth of Clyde and in Loch Fyne, illustrated by numerous figures drawn by R.K. Greville, LL.D., F.R.S.E. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 21: 473-542, 6 pls [IX-XIV].
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 Diploneis nitescens (W.Gregory) 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.
Type Information
Scotland: Lamlash Bay; Loch Fine.;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 March 2020
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024