Navicula alpina (W.Smith) Grunow 1860
Current name:
Pinnularia alpina W.Smith
Valve examples, water mount. Collected by Ian Evans, Loch Uidh nan Corp, Assynt, Sutherland - 10 May 2020. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Navicula alpina (W.Smith) Grunow 1860: 522
Published in: Grunow, A. (1860). Über neue oder ungenügend gekannte Algen. Erste Folge, Diatomeen, Familie Naviculaceen. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 10: 503-582, pls III-VII.
Request PDFPublication date: "4 April 1860"
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 Pinnularia alpina W.Smith.
Basionym
Pinnularia alpina W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water: subalpine. Mountains of Aberdeen, Dr. Dickie. Ben Mc Dhui, Mr. P. Grant. (Falaise, M. De Brebisson.)" [Scotland, France]; (Smith 1853: 55)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), alpine, growing in the Alps or in the alpine zone of other mountains (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 March 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
