Navicula constans var. symmetrica Hustedt 1957
Publication Details
Navicula constans var. symmetrica Hustedt 1957: 289, figs 40, 41
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1957). Die Diatomeenflora des Fluß-systems der Weser im Gebiet der Hansestadt Bremen. Abhandlungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 34(3): 181-440, 1 pl.
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 symmetrica (Hustedt) Lange-Bertalot.
Type Information
Type locality: Hamme bei Ritterhude, Osterholz, Lower Saxony, Germany; (Simonsen 1987: 443) Holotype: BRM; 143/7- Hamme bei Ritterhude. Grund. 4.6.54 (Simonsen 1987: 443)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), constant, uniform, consistent, consisting of (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
