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Navicula scutiformis Grunow ex A.Schmidt et al.

Publication details
Navicula scutiformis Grunow ex A.Schmidt et al. 1881: pl. 70: fig. 62

Original publication: Schmidt, A. et al. (1874-1959). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde. . Leipzig: Aschersleben.

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 Cavinula scutiformis (Grunow ex A.Schmidt) D.G.Mann & A.J.Stickle

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

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

Distribution by country

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Navicula scutiformis Grunow ex A.Schmidt et al.)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002).

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

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

Key references
Patrick, R. & Reimer, C.W. (1966). The diatoms of the United States exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii. Volume 1: Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae, Achnanthaceae, Naviculaceae. pp. 688. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences.

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

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=scutiformis

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 25 December 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 171 times since it was created.

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:106173

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