Navicula minuscula Grunow 1880
Publication Details
Navicula minuscula Grunow 1880: pl. XIV [14]: fig. 3
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1880). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pp. pls I-XXX [pls 1-30]. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
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 Adlafia minuscula (Grunow) Lange-Bertalot.
Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H. & Genkal, S.I. (1999). Diatoms from Siberia I - Islands in the Arctic Ocean (Yugorsky-Shar Strait) Diatomeen aus Siberien. I. Insel im Arktischen Ozean (Yugorsky-Shar Strait). Iconographia Diatomologica 6: 1-271, 941 figs in 77 pls; "2nd corrected printing".
Type Information
locality not given; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 June 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Seemingly originally first introduced without a description, but validated by analytical figures (see ICN Art. 38.7 "For the purpose of Art. 38.5, prior to 1 January 1908, an illustration with analysis (see Art. 38.9 and 38.10) is acceptable in place of a written description or diagnosis." - (08 June 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 June 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 May 2025
