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Caloneis westii (W.Smith) Hendey, 1964
177950 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:177950)
accepted
Species
Caloneis formosa (Gregory) Cleve, 1894 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Caloneis formosa var. cuneata (Frenguelli) G. Frenguelli, 1933 · uncertain > unassessed
Caloneis formosa var. cuneata (Frenguelli) Frenguelli, 1926 · uncertain > unassessed
Navicula formosa Gregory, 1856 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Navicula formosa var. cuneata Frenguelli, 1926 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Forma Caloneis westii f. constricta (Krasske) VanLandingham, 1968
- Forma Caloneis westii f. rhombica Tynni, 1986 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Forma Caloneis westii f. westii (W. Smith) Hendey, 1964 accepted as Navicula westii W.Smith, 1853 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Caloneis westii var. densestriata (Pros.-Lav) VanLandingham, 1968 accepted as Caloneis formosa var. densestriata Proschkina-Lavrenko, 1963 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Caloneis westii var. rostrata (Frenguelli) VanLandingham, 1968 accepted as Caloneis formosa var. rostrata Frenguelli, 1933 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh
(of Navicula westii W.Smith, 1853) Smith, W. (1853). Synopsis of British Diatomaceae. John Van Voorst, London 1853., 1: 89 pp., pl. 1-31.
page(s): p. 49; pl. 16, fig. 135 [details]
page(s): p. 49; pl. 16, fig. 135 [details]
Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2026). DiatomBase. Caloneis westii (W.Smith) Hendey, 1964. Accessed at: https://www.diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=177950 on 2026-10-03
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(of Navicula formosa var. cuneata Frenguelli, 1926) Frenguelli, J. (1926). Contribución al conocimiento de las diatomeas argentinas IV. Diatomeas fósiles del Prebelgranense de Miramar (Provincia de Buenos Aires). <em>Boletín de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Córdoba (República Argentina) 29: 5-89.</em>
page(s): p. 37; pl. 3, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Navicula westii W.Smith, 1853) Smith, W. (1853). Synopsis of British Diatomaceae. John Van Voorst, London 1853., 1: 89 pp., pl. 1-31.
page(s): p. 49; pl. 16, fig. 135 [details]
basis of record Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66(3): 531-610., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400042235 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Krayesky, D. M.; Meave, D. C.; Zamudio, E.; Norris, E.; Fredericq, S.; Tunnell, J. (2009). Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Gulf of Mexico origin, waters, and biota.</em> 1: 155-186. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): p. 37; pl. 3, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Navicula westii W.Smith, 1853) Smith, W. (1853). Synopsis of British Diatomaceae. John Van Voorst, London 1853., 1: 89 pp., pl. 1-31.
page(s): p. 49; pl. 16, fig. 135 [details]
basis of record Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66(3): 531-610., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400042235 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Krayesky, D. M.; Meave, D. C.; Zamudio, E.; Norris, E.; Fredericq, S.; Tunnell, J. (2009). Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Gulf of Mexico origin, waters, and biota.</em> 1: 155-186. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Navicula formosa var. cuneata Frenguelli, 1926) MLP Colección Diatomeas Argentinas J. Frenguelli - Serie 219, geounit Buenos Aires [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Caloneis formosa (Gregory) Cleve, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Navicula formosa Gregory, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Catalogue of Diatom Names (CAS) (from synonym Navicula formosa var. cuneata Frenguelli, 1926)
To Catalogue of Diatom Names (CAS) (from synonym Caloneis formosa var. cuneata (Frenguelli) G. Frenguelli, 1933)
To Catalogue of Diatom Names (CAS) (from synonym Caloneis formosa var. cuneata (Frenguelli) Frenguelli, 1926)
To NHMUK collection (Navicula formosa W.Greg.; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4731556) (from synonym Navicula formosa Gregory, 1856)
To PESI (from synonym Navicula formosa Gregory, 1856)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Caloneis formosa (Gregory) Cleve, 1894)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (44 publications) (from synonym Navicula formosa Gregory, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Catalogue of Diatom Names (CAS) (from synonym Navicula formosa var. cuneata Frenguelli, 1926)
To Catalogue of Diatom Names (CAS) (from synonym Caloneis formosa var. cuneata (Frenguelli) G. Frenguelli, 1933)
To Catalogue of Diatom Names (CAS) (from synonym Caloneis formosa var. cuneata (Frenguelli) Frenguelli, 1926)
To NHMUK collection (Navicula formosa W.Greg.; Type; NHMUK:ecatalogue:4731556) (from synonym Navicula formosa Gregory, 1856)
To PESI (from synonym Navicula formosa Gregory, 1856)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Caloneis formosa (Gregory) Cleve, 1894)
