Navicula minuta Sheshukova-Poretskaya, nom. illeg. 1953
Publication Details
Navicula minuta Sheshukova-Poretskaya, nom. illeg. 1953: 135, fig. 6
Published in: Proshkina-Lavrenko, A.I. & Sheshukova-Poretskaya, V.S. (Eds) (1953). Diatomovyi Sbornik [Diatom miscellanea]. pp. [1]-229, 5 figures, 1 plate. Leningrad: Izdatel'stvo Leningradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta.
Publication date: 1953
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 Navicula scheschukovae D.M.Williams.
Source of Synonymy
Williams, D.M. (2023). Comments on two designations in the genus Fragilaria (Fragilariaceae, Bacillariophyta), one in Diploneis (Diploneidaceae) and replacements for two names introduced by V.S. Sheshukova-Poretskaya (1899–1990). Notulae Algarum 284: 1-3.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small; minute (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 25 January 2021 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 May 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: not Navicula minuta Skvortzov 1936: 276, pl. 3: fig. 17 nor Navicula minuta (Cleve) Cleve-Euler 1953: 142 - (19 June 2023) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 July 2025