Navicula spectatissima Greville 1866
Publication Details
Navicula spectatissima Greville 1866: 84, pl. IX [9]: fig. 29 (as 'spectalissima')
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1866). Descriptions of new and rare diatoms. Series XX [actually XIX]. Transactions of the Microscopical Society, New Series 14: 77-86, pls VIII, IX.
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 Dictyoneis marginata var. spectatissima (Greville) Cleve.
Type Information
Type locality: "Hab. Zanzibar; Professor Hamilton. L. Smith."; (Greville 1866: 85)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 April 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 09 August 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024