Gomphonema acuminatum var. coronatum (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst 1864
Current name:
Gomphonema coronatum Ehrenberg
Basic power : 1000x _Dim. 12 x 92 µm - 10 May 2013. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Gomphonema acuminatum var. coronatum (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst 1864: 260
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.
Publication date: Mar-Mai 1864
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 coronatum Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Gomphonema coronatum Ehrenberg
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Fossilis in farina silicea prope vicum Santafioram [Italy]; (Cedergren 1926: 583) Lectotype: BHUPM; specimen on preparation No. 290702-b (the bigger one of the two blue rings) (Jahn & Kusber 2004: 583)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024