Navicula pygmaea var. linearis H.P.Gandhi, nom. inval. 1998
Publication Details
Navicula pygmaea var. linearis H.P.Gandhi, nom. inval. 1998: 181, pl. V [5]: figs 177, 178
Published in: Gandhi, H.P. (1998). Fresh-water diatoms of Central Gujarat: with a review and some others. pp. [i-vi], [1]-324, 4 pls. Dehra Dun, India: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
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 Fallacia pygmaea var. linearis Karthick.
Type Information
Type locality: “Aqua cloacarum agro effluxis - Barod” [Gujarat, India]; (Gandhi 1998: 182)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 May 2020
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 May 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024