Navicula pusilla W.Smith

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Bacillariophycidae
Superorder Bacillarianae
Order Naviculales
Family Naviculaceae
Genus Navicula

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Publication details
Navicula pusilla W.Smith 1853: 52, pl. 17: fig. 145

Original publication: Smith, W. (1853). A synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with remarks on their structure, function and distribution; and instructions for collecting and preserving specimens. Vol. 1 pp. [v]-xxxiii, 1-89, 31 pls. London: John van Voorst.
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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 currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Cosmioneis pusilla (W.Smith) D.G.Mann & A.J.Stickle

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a Marine/Freshwater species.

Type information
Type locality: in brackish water, Lewes, Sussex, Great Britain (Hendey 1964: 208). Type: BM 23508 (Hendey 1964: 208).

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Navicula pusilla W.Smith)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002, Caraus 2012), Spain (Varela 1982, Álvarez Cobelas & Estévez García 1982).

North America: United States of America (Patrick & Reimer 1966).

Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995), Queensland (Day et al. 1995), Victoria (Day et al. 1995).

Key references
Hustedt, F. (1930). Bacillariophyta (Diatomeae). In: Die Süsswasser - Flora Mitteleuropas. Heft. 10, 2. Aufl. (Pascher, A. Eds), pp. vii + 466, 875 fig. Jena:

Saunders, K., Lane, C., Cook, S., McMinn, A. & Hallaegraeff, G.M. (2010). Benthic diatoms. In: Algae of Australia. Phytoplankton of temperate waters . (Hallegraeff, G.M., Bolch, C.J.S., Hill, D.R.A., Jameson, I, LeRoi, J.-M., McMinn, A., Murray, S., de Salas, M.F. & Saunders, K. Eds), pp. 83-144. Canberra & Melbourne: ABRS; CSIRO Publishing.

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Navicula&species=pusilla

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=pusilla

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 24 August 2010 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 327 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=38533

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 June 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.