Navicula perminuta Grunow
Publication details
Navicula perminuta Grunow in van Heurck 1880: pl.14, fig.7
Original publication: Heurck, H. van (1880). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pls I-XXX. . Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Navicula is Navicula tripunctata (O.F.Müller) Bory de Saint-Vincent.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Navicula cryptocephala var. perminuta (Grunow) Cleve 1895
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Navicula disterta Hustedt
Navicula diserta Hustedt 1939
Navicula hanseni Möller 1950
Navicula dulcis Patrick 1959
Navicula mendotia VanLandingham 1975
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Navicula perminuta Grunow)
Europe: Finland (Weckstrom & Juggins 2006), France (Méléder et al. 2007 
), Romania (Caraus 2012), Spain (Aboal, Puig & Soler 1996, Ros, Marín-Murcia & Aboal 2009), Sweden (Busse & Snoeijs 2003, Ulanova, Busse, Snoeijs 2009, Van de Vijver, Jarlman & Lange-Bertalot 2010).
Australia and New Zealand: New Zealand (Harper et al. 2012), Queensland (Bostock & Holland 2010).
Antarctic and the subantarctic islands: Antarctica/Subantarctic Islands (Cunningham & McMinn 2004), King George Island (Al-Handal & Wulff 2008 , Al-Handal & Wulff 2008 ).
(as Navicula cryptocephala var. perminuta (Grunow) Cleve)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003).
(as Navicula diserta Hustedt)
Australia and New Zealand: Northern Territory (Day et al. 1995).
(as Navicula hanseni Möller)
Europe: Sweden (Busse & Snoeijs 2003).
(as Navicula dulcis Patrick)
North America: Texas (Patrick & Reimer 1966).
Taxonomic notes
See Al-Handal & Wulff (2008: 66) for discussion on difficulty of identifying this species. They consider that a detailed study of the type material is needed to establish the correct identity. - (14 Apr 2010) - Wendy Guiry
Source of synonymy
Bérard-Therriault, L., Poulin, M. & Bossé, L. (1999). Guide d'identification du phytoplancton marin de l'estuaire et du Golfe du Saint-Laurent incluant également certains protozoaires. Publication Spéciale Canadienne des Sciences Halieutiques et Aquatiques 128: 1-387.
Key references
Aboal, M., Alvarez Cobelas, M., Cambra, J. & Ector, L. (2003). Floristic list of non-marine diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) of Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands. Updated taxonomy and bibliography. Diat. Monogr. 4: 1-639.
Al-Handal, A.Y. & Wulff, A. (2008). Marine epiphytic diatoms from the shallow sublittoral zone in Potter Cove, King George Island, Antartica. Botanica Marina 51: 411-435.
Busse, S. & Snoeijs, P. (2003). Gradient responses of diatom communities in the Bothnian Sea (northern Baltic Sea), with emphasis on responses to water movement. Phycologia 42: 451-464.
Cunningham, L. & McMinn, A. (2004). The influence of natural environmental factors on benthic diatom communities from the Windmill Islands, Antarctica. Phycologia 43: 744-755.
Lange-Bertalot, H. (2001). Navicula sensu stricto. 10 Genera separated from Navicula sensu lato. Frustulia. Diatoms of Europe: diatoms of the European inland waters and comparable habitats. Vol. 2 pp. 1-526.: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag. K.G..
Leblond, J.D. & Lisiter, A.D. (2009). Mono- and digalactosyldiacylglycerol composition of dinoflagellates. II. Lepidodinium chlorophorum, Karenia brevis, and Kryptoperidinium foliaceum, three dinoflagellates with aberrant plastids. European Journal of Phycology 44(2): 199-205, 3 figs, 1 table.
Weckstrom, K. & Juggins, S. (2006). Coastal diatom-environment relationships from the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea. Journal of Phycology 42: 21-35.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Navicula&species=perminuta
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Navicula&Species=perminuta
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 03 August 2012 by Wendy Guiry
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References
(Please note: only references with the binomials in the title are included. The information is from the Literature database.)
Busse, S. & Snoeijs, P. (2000). Navicula sjoersii sp. nov., N. bossvikensis sp. nov. and N. perminuta Grunow from the Baltic sea. Diatom Research 17(2): 271-282.
Kang, J.-S, Kang, S.-O. & Lee, J.H. (1999). Cryophilic diatoms Navicula glaciei and N. perminuta in Antarctic coastal environment I. Morphology and ecology. Algae 14(3): 169-179, 9 figs, 3 tables.
McLachlan, D.H., Brownlee, C., Taylor, A.R., Geider, R.J. & Underwood, G.J.C. (2009). Light-induced motile responses of the esuarine benthic diatoms Navicula perminuta and Cylindrotheca closterium (Bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology 45(3): 592-599, 6 figs.
McLachlan, D.H., Underwood, G.J.C., Taylor, A.R. & Brownlee, C. (2012). Calcium release from intracellular stores is necessary for the photophobic response in the benthic diatom Navicula perminuta (Bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology 48(3): 657-681.
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