Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Type
Scientific Name
Navicula climacospheniae W.E.Booth
Classification
Family
Genus
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Zealand, North Island, Auckland City, Parnell, Hobson Bay, Parnell Reef
Field Collection Date
12 Mar 1983
Field Collection Notes
HOLOTYPE of: Navicula climacospheniae W.E.Booth, in Nova Hedwigia 42: 295-300, 1986.
Growing within stalk of Climacosphenia moniligera
growing epiphytically on Sargassum sinclairii.
An endophytic diatom that inhabits the stalks of Climacosphenia moniligera Ehrenberg diatom colonies. The position of the chloroplast and the frustule pattern of this diatom , together with its habitat, indicates that it is a distinctive species of tube dwelling Naviculae.
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-36.85, 174.78333
174.78333, 174.78333
Last Update
10 May 2023
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