Navicula variabilis R.Ross 1947
Publication Details
Navicula variabilis R.Ross 1947: 197
Published in: Ross, R. (1947). Freshwater Diatomeae (Bacillariophyta). In: Botany of the Canadian Eastern Arctic. Pt. II: Thallophyta and Bryophyta (Polunin, N. ed.). National Museum of Canada Bulletin 97: 178-233, 3 pl..
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 Brachysira vitrea (Grunow) R.Ross.
Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H. & Moser, G. (1994). Brachysira Monographie der Gattung. Wichtige Indikator-Species für Gewässer-Monitoring und Naviculadicta nov. gen. Ein Lösungsvorschlag zu dem Problem Navicula sensu lato ohne Navicula sensu stricto. Biblioteca Diatomologica 29: 1-212.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 August 2017
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Taxonomic note
It exists also Navicula variabilis (Heiden & Kolbe) F.W. Mills 1934:879, with Basionym and Current Name Libellus variabilis Heiden in Heiden & Kolbe 1928, appearing at CAS Diatom Collection as uncertain/not verified. - (08 October 2024) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 August 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025
