Amphiprora robusta McCall 1933
Publication Details
Amphiprora robusta McCall 1933: 269, 307, fig. 27
Published in: McCall, D. (1933). Diatoms (recent and fossil) of the Tay district. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 49(328): 219-308, 38 figs..
Publication date: 27 January 1933 [INA]
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphiprora is Amphiprora constricta Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Entomoneis robusta (McCall) Reimer.
Source of Synonymy
Patrick, R. & Reimer, C.W. (1975). The diatoms of the United States exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii. Vol. 2, Part 1. Entomoneidaceae, Cymbellaceae, Gomphonemaceae, Epithemiaceae. pp. [i]-ix, [1]-213, 28 pls [in text]. Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
Type Information
Type locality: “... from the surface of mud under the banks of a stream which flows into the Tay at Tayport." [Ferry-Port on Craig, Tay Estuary, Fife, Scotland]; (McCall 1933: 269) Lectotype (designated by Reimer in Patrick & Reimer 1975: 6): "A-G.C."; 11054a (Patrick & Reimer 1975)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), strong growing, strong-growing, or stout (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
