Navicula styriaca Grunow 1880
Publication Details
Navicula styriaca Grunow 1880: pl. 17: figs 7, 8 (as 'Navicula (Vanheurckia) styriaca')
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1880). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pp. pls I-XXX [pls 1-30]. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
Request PDFType 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 Brachysira styriaca (Grunow) R.Ross.
Source of Synonymy
Hartley, B. [in collaboration with Ross, R. & Williams, D.M.] (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 66(3): 531-610.
Type Information
Type locality: Erlaf See (currently named Lake Erlauf) bei Mariazell, Styria, A
ustria; (Van de Vijver & al. 2021: 488) Lectotype: Grunow sample 20 microscope slide, Erlaf See bei Mariazell: W; W0127016 (slide) (Van de Vijver & al. 2021: 488) Notes: Isolectotype: BR-4650.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 January 2025
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Nomenclatural note
Seemingly originally first introduced without a description, but validated by analytical figures (see 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."). - (25 February 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 June 2025
