Navicula angulata J.T.Quekett 1848

Publication Details
Navicula angulata J.T.Quekett 1848: 438, pl. 8: figs 4-7

Published in: Quekett, J.[T.] (1848). A practical treatise on the use of the microscope including the different methods of preparing and examining animal, vegetable and mineral structures. pp. i-xxi, 1-464, fig.1-241 + 9 pl. London & Paris: Hippolyte Bailliere, Publisher, 219, Regent Street; J.B. Balliere, 12, rue de l'École de Médecine.

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 Pleurosigma angulatum (J.T.Quekett) W.Smith.

Source of Synonymy
Smith, W. (1852). Notes on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of British species included in the genus Pleurosigma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2 9: 1-12, 2 pls.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), angled (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 16 February 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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