Amphora obtusiuscula Grunow 1875
Publication Details
Amphora obtusiuscula Grunow 1875: pl. 25: fig. 7
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1875). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde. Series I: Heft 7. pp. pls 25-28. Aschersleben: Verlag von Ernst Schlegel.
Publication date: 15 Dec 1875
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphora is Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Seminavis obtusiuscula (Grunow) Danieledis & D.G.Mann.
Type Information
Type locality: Samoa; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype (Schmidt 1875, pl. 25, fig. 7): (Danielidis & Mann 2003: 32, fig 33) Notes: Blanco considers the figure of a single valve in Schmidt et al. (1874-1959: pl. 25: fig. 7 to be the holotype rather than the lectotype.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 January 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024