Navicula peraustralis West & G.S.West 1911
Publication Details
Navicula peraustralis West & G.S.West 1911: 284, pl. XXVI [26]: fig. 132
Published in: Spaulding, S.A. & Stoermer, F.R. (1997). Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Muelleria Frenguelli. Diatom Research 12(1): 95-113.
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 Muelleria peraustralis (West & G.S.West) S.A.Spaulding & F.R.Stoermer.
Type Information
Type locality: Cape Royds, Ross Island, Antarctica; (West & West 1911: 284) Lectotype: subfossil lake deposit; BM; 34127 (Spaulding, Kociolek & Wong 1999: 323, 324) Notes: Because no type was designated when N. peraustralis was first described, Spaulding et al. (1999: 324) designate an isotype slide of Cape Royds, Ross Island, Antarctica (BM 34127) as the lectotype; see also Van De Vijver et al. (2012: 160) who also "designated" the same slide as lectotype.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 June 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 June 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
