Galapagos Species Database
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Navicula lagunae
diatomea, Diatom
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Ochrophyta
Class
Bacillariophyceae
Order
Naviculales
Family
Naviculaceae
Genus
Navicula
Species
lagunae
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: Slide no. 15229 in Coll. A. Witkowski Institute of Marine Sciences University of Szczecin (SZCZ), Isotypes: Slide no. BM101453 in the Diatom Collection of the Natural History Museum of London and acquisition no. CDS-44675 at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos; Type locality: Gala´pagos, Isabela Island, Diablas Lagoon (Seddon et al., 2011).
Origin: Native
- Seddon, A.W.R. Froyd, C.A. & Witkowski, A. (2011) Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of isolated islands: New taxa in the genus navicula sensu stricto from the Galapagos Islands. Seddon, A. W. R., Froyd, C. A., & Witkowski, A. (2011). Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of isolated islands: New taxa in the genus navicula sensu stricto from the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Phycology, 47(4), 861–879.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Navicula lagunae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16526. Accessed 30 October 2026.