Gomphonema lanceolatum var. affine (Kützing) A.Cleve 1932
Publication Details
Gomphonema lanceolatum var. affine (Kützing) A.Cleve 1932: fig. 254 c
Published in: Cleve-Euler, A. (1932). Die Kieselalgen des Tåkernsees in Schweden. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, ser. 3 11(2): 1-254.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gomphonema affine Kützing.
Basionym
Gomphonema affine Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "in süssen Gewässern der Insel Trinidad: Krüger (Herb. Sonder!)" [Saint Ann’s River, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 1842]; (Kützing 1844: 86) Lectotype (designated by Patrick & Reimer 1975:133): Krüger [actually Hermann Crüger 1818–1864]; River; BM; 18653 (Van de Vijver & Abarca 2023) Notes: Isolectotype: BR-4806 (Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), lance-shaped.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 February 2009 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 28 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
