Navicula taraxa M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman 1966

Publication Details
Navicula taraxa M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman 1966: 127, pl. II: fig. 8

Published in: Hohn, M.H. & Hellermann, J. (1966). New diatoms from the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, Delaware and Chesapeake Bay area of Baltimore, Maryland. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 85: 115-130.

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 Navicula platyventris F.Meister.

Type Information
Type locality: Curtis Bay in the vicinity of Sledds Point south of Baltimore, Maryland; (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: 110, table 1) Holotype: fig. 132 : 1953; ANSP; slide GC44903 (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: 110, table 1)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 05 February 2020

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