Navicula agmastriata M.H.Hohn & Hellerman 1966

Publication Details
Navicula agmastriata M.H.Hohn & Hellerman 1966: 125, pl. II: fig. 25

Published in: Hohn, M.H. & Hellermann, J. (1966). New diatoms from the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, Delaware and Chesapeake Bay area of Baltimore, Maryland. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 85(1): 115-130.

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 Staurophora agmastriata (M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman) N.Desianti & M.Potapova.

Source of Synonymy
Desianti, N., Potapova, M. & Beals, J. (2015). Examination of the type materials of diatoms described by Hohn and Hellerman from the Atlantic Coast of the USA. Diatom Research 30(2): 93-116.

Type Information
Type locality: Curtiss Bay, Baltimore Co., Maryland; (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: 110, table 1) Holotype: fig. 149: 1953; ANSP; slide GC44905a (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: 110, table 1)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 August 2015

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Nomenclatural note
1966: 125, pl. II: fig. 5 (INA). - (15 July 2015) - G.M. Guiry

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 August 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025