Navicula tumescens var. Grunow 1877
Publication Details
Navicula tumescens var. Grunow 1877: pl. 49: fig. 10 (as 'Navicula (firma var.) tumescens')
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1877). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde Series II: Heft 13. pp. pls 49-52. Aschersleben: Verlag von Ernst Schlegel.
Request PDFPublication date: 15 Aug 1877
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 Neidium tumescens (Grunow) Cleve.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve, P.T. (1894). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Series 4 26(2): 1-194, 5 pls.
Type Information
Type locality: Cherryfield, Maine, USA.; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 June 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Seemingly originally first introduced without a description, but validated by analytical figures (ICN Art. 38.7 "For the purpose of Art. 38.5, prior to 1 January 1908, an illustration with analysis (see Art. 38.9 and 38.10) is acceptable in place of a written description or diagnosis."). - (11 July 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 June 2025
