Gomphonema affine Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Gomphonema affine Kützing 1844: 86, pl. 30: fig. 54
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Request PDFPublication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "in süssen Gewässern der Insel Trinidad: Krüger (Herb. Sonder!)" [Saint Ann’s River, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 1842]; (Kützing 1844: 86) Lectotype (designated by Patrick & Reimer 1975:133): Krüger [actually Hermann Crüger 1818–1864]; River; BM; 18653 (Van de Vijver & Abarca 2023) Notes: Isolectotype: BR-4806 (Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), neighbouring, allied to, akin to (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
