Navicula galapagensis Cleve 1881
Publication Details
Navicula galapagensis Cleve 1881: 14 (as 'Gallapagensis')
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1881). On some new and little known diatoms. Kongliga Svenska-Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar, N.F. 18(5): 1-28, 6 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Caloneis galapagensis (Cleve) Cleve.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve, P.T. (1894). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Series 4 26(2): 1-194, 5 pls.
Type Information
Galapagos Isl.;
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 September 2017 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Corrected to "galapagensis" in Cleve (1894: 57). - (08 September 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 July 2025
