Gomphonema clavatum Ehrenberg 1832
Publication Details
Gomphonema clavatum Ehrenberg 1832: 88
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1832). Über die Entwickelung und Lebensdauer der Infusionsthiere; nebst ferneren Beiträgen zu einer Vergleichung ihrer organischen Systeme. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Physikalische Klasse 1831: 1-154, pls I-IV.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gomphonella olivacea (Hornemann) Rabenhorst.
Source of Synonymy
Reichardt, E. (2015). The identity of Gomphonema clavatum Ehrenberg (Bacillariophyceae) and typification of five species of the genus Gomphonema described by C.G. Ehrenberg. Diatom Research 30(2): 141-149.
Type Information
Type locality: Berlin, Germany; (Reichardt 2015: 142) Lectotype: Ehrenberg Collection, BHUPM; dry preparation C 4 (Reichardt 2015: 142, figs 1-4)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), clavate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
