Navicula elegans W.Smith 1853
Current name:
Pinnunavis elegans (W.Smith) Okuno
Drawing from Peragallo 1897-1908 Plate 10: fig. 25. As Navicula eleagan W.Smith. ____ Scan coloration and scale by MicroscopyView. _Dim. 31 x 110 µm - 13 November 2012. Peragallo 1897-1908
Publication Details
Navicula elegans W.Smith 1853: 49, pl. XVI [16]: fig. 137
Published in: Smith, W. (1853). A synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with remarks on their structure, function and distribution; and instructions for collecting and preserving specimens. The plates by Tuffen West. In two volumes. Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxiii, 1-89, pls I-XXXI. London: John van Voorst, Paternoster Row.
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 Pinnunavis elegans (W.Smith) Okuno.
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Marine or brackish water. Poole Bay [Dorset}, June 1849, W. Sm. Cockerham Marsh, Lancashire, Mr. Johnson"; (Smith 1853: 49) Lectotype [?]: BM; 23476 (Hendey 1964: 215)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), elegant (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 January 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
