Navicula plicata Donkin 1873
Publication Details
Navicula plicata Donkin 1873: 59, pl. 9: figs 2 a, b
Published in: Donkin, A.S. (1873). The natural history of the British Diatomaceae. Part III. pp. 49-74, pls 9-12. London: John Van Voorst, 1 Paternoster Row.
Publication date: July 1873
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 Parlibellus plicatus (Donkin) E.J.Cox.
Type Information
Type locality: Warkworth, Northumberland [England]; (Donkin 1873: 59)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), folded into pleats or furrows, usually longitudinally (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024