Navicula tumida Brébisson ex Kützing 1849
Current name:
Metascolioneis tumida (Brébisson ex Kützing) Blanco & Wetzel
600x __Dim. 26 x 101 µm - 07 April 2012. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Navicula tumida Brébisson ex Kützing 1849: 77
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
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 Metascolioneis tumida (Brébisson ex Kützing) Blanco & Wetzel.
Source of Synonymy
Blanco, S. & Wetzel, C.E. (2016). Replacement names for botanical taxa involving algal genera. Phytotaxa 266(3): 195-205.
Type Information
France: Calvados: in oyster bed;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 February 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
