Navicula scutellum (O'Meara) O'Meara 1875
Publication Details
Navicula scutellum (O'Meara) O'Meara 1875: 396
Published in: O'Meara, E. (1875). Report on the Irish Diatomaceae. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Series 2 2: 235-425, pls 26-34.
Request PDFPublication date: "October 1875"
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 Diploneis smithii var. scutellum (O'Meara) F.W.Mills.
Basionym
Pinnularia scutellum O'Meara
Type Information
Ireland: Galway: Arran Islands.;
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of scutum, a shield; literally, little shield (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 July 2022
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Taxonomic note
See World's Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) - (28 July 2022) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 May 2025
