Navicula dicephala var. elginensis (W.Gregory) Cleve 1895
Current name:
Placoneis elginensis (W.Gregory) E.J.Cox
Truckee River, Nevada, USA; 1000x, DIC, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection - 29 September 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Navicula dicephala var. elginensis (W.Gregory) Cleve 1895: 21
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1895). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsak Akademiens Handlingar 27(3): 1-219, 4 pls.
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 Placoneis elginensis (W.Gregory) E.J.Cox.
Basionym
Pinnularia elginensis W.Gregory
Type Information
Elgin? but not cited; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype: BM; 11751 (Haworth 1974: 51)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 November 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024