Gomphonema angustatum f. sarcophagus (W.Gregory) Hustedt 1957
Publication Details
Gomphonema angustatum f. sarcophagus (W.Gregory) Hustedt 1957: 332
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1957). Die Diatomeenflora des Fluß-systems der Weser im Gebiet der Hansestadt Bremen. Abhandlungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 34(3): 181-440, 1 pl.
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 sarcophagus W.Gregory.
Basionym
Gomphonema sarcophagus W.Gregory
Type Information
Type locality: "This species occurs abundantly in the Lochleven [Perth and Kinross, Scotland] gatherings, but it occurs also in several gatherings made near Edinburgh, and in others from Fife, Stirlingshire, Lanarkshire, and elsewhere. Indeed it would seem not to be uncommon."; (Gregory 1856: 13)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), narrowed (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 27 April 2013 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 18 January 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
