Navicula gastrum var. gastriforme (Hustedt) Lange-Bertalot
Publication Details
Navicula gastrum var. gastriforme (Hustedt) Lange-Bertalot
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 Placoneis gastriformis (Hustedt) Lange-Bertalot.
Source of Synonymy
Metzeltin, D., Lange-Bertalot, H. & García-Rodriguez, F. (2005). Diatoms of Uruguay. Compared with other taxa from South America and elsewhere. Iconographia Diatomologica 15: 1-736, 3603 figs in 241 plates.
Basionym
Navicula gastriformis Hustedt
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), belly, stomach, womb, paunch (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 25 March 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Not in INA or CAS. - (05 April 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 July 2025
