Navicula sovereigniae Hustedt 1955

Publication Details
Navicula sovereigniae Hustedt 1955: 25, pl. 8: figs 18-20 (as 'sovereignae')

Published in: Hustedt, F. (1955). Marine littoral diatoms of Beaufort, North Carolina. Bulletin Duke University Marine Station 6: 1-67, incl.16 pls.

Type 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 Placoneis sovereigniae (Hustedt) Torgan & Donadel.

Source of Synonymy
Torgan, L.C., Donadel, L. & Gonçalves da Silva, J. (2010). A transferência de Navicula sovereignae Hustedt para o gênero Placoneis Mereschkowsky (Bacillariophyta). Iheringia Serie Botanica 65(1): 107-114.

Type Information
Type locality: Beaufort, North Carolina; (Hustedt 1955: 25) Lectotype (designated by Simonsen 1987: 410): BRM; Ztl/79. Beaufort, N.C., U.S.A. Strand-Oberflache. 1 (Simonsen 1987: 410)

Eponomy
Dedicated to Mrs R. Sovereign of Seattle Wasshington.

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 February 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025