Navicula cuspidata var. media F.Meister 1912

Publication Details
Navicula cuspidata var. media F.Meister 1912: 135, pl XX [20]: fig. 12

Published in: Meister, F. (1912). Die Kieselalgen der Schweiz. Beitrage zur Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz. Matériaux pour la flore cryptogamique suisse. Vol. IV, fasc. 1. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-254, 48 pls. Bern: Druck und Verlag von K.J. Wyss.

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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 Craticula cuspidata var. media (F.Meister) Aboal.

Source of Synonymy
Aboal, M., Álvarez Cobelas, M., Cambra, J. & Ector, L. (2003). Floristic list of non-marine diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) of Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands and Canary Islands. Updated taxonomy and bibliography. Diatom Monographs 4: 1-639.

Type Information
Switzerland: Vierwaldstättersee; Lago di Tom, Piora.;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pointed (Brown 1954).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 12 January 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Mesiter cited "N. cuspidata V. H. S., pag. 100, t. XII, f. 4; A. S. Atl., t. 211 f. Dippel, Diat. d. Rhein- und Mainebene, pag. 56, f. 116.", presumably as a "sensu". - (12 January 2024) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025

 
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