Navicula similis var. nipponica Skvortzov 1936
Publication Details
Navicula similis var. nipponica Skvortzov 1936: 276, fig. 3:2
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 Placoneis clementis var. nipponica (Skvortzov) T.Ohtsuka.
Source of Synonymy
Ohtsuka, T. & Tuji, A. (2002). Lectotypification of some pennate diatoms described by Skvortzow in 1936 from Lake Biwa. Phycological Research 50(4): 243-250.
Type Information
Type locality: Lake Biwa, Japan; (Ohtsuka & Tuji 2002) Lectotype: Fig. 26 (epitype) Lake Biwa Museum, Shiga, Japan; Slide 30000141 (Ohtsuka & Tuji 2002: 249) Notes: Two isotypes.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), like, resembling, similar (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 March 2007
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 March 2007. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025
