Gomphonema argus Ehrenberg
Publication Details
Gomphonema argus Ehrenberg
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 May 2013 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 14 May 2013
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 May 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
