Amphora ovalis var. pediculus (Kützing) Van Heurck 1885

Publication Details
Amphora ovalis var. pediculus (Kützing) Van Heurck 1885: 59 (as '[delta] pediculus')

Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1885). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Texte. pp. [1]-235. Anvers: Martin Brouwers & Co.

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Publication date: May 1885

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 pediculus (Kützing) Grunow.

Basionym
Cymbella pediculus Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: Italy; France; Germany; (Index Nominum Algarum)

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 freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 June 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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