Amphora ovalis var. pellucida (W.Gregory) G.Rabenhorst 1864
Publication Details
Amphora ovalis var. pellucida (W.Gregory) G.Rabenhorst 1864: 92
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1864). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio I. Algas diatomaceas complectens, cum figuris generum omnium xylographice impressis. pp. 1-359. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
Request PDFPublication date: Mar-Mai 1864
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 Amphora pellucida W.Gregory.
Basionym
Amphora pellucida W.Gregory
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 March 2013
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 March 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
