Navicula bulnheimii Grunow 1880
Publication Details
Navicula bulnheimii Grunow 1880: pl. 14: fig. 6a
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1880). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pp. pls I-XXX [pls 1-30]. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
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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 Proschkinia bulnheimii (Grunow) Karayeva.
Source of Synonymy
Karayeva, N.I. (1978). A new suborder of diatoms. Botanicheskii Zhurnal 63(12): 1747-1750, pl. 2.
Type Information
no loc.; (INA 1996) Notes: According to Kim et al. (2020: 958), P. bulnheimii is a tube dwelling species described from inland saline waters in Germany.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 November 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Van Heurck 1880: pl. XIV: fig. 6 (no description); description in Van Heurck 1885: 108 (cites Atl. Pl. XIV: fig. 6). Often cited 6a, but plate and legend simply say 6 (INA). - (16 November 2020) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025
