Gomphonema curvatum Kützing 1833
Current name:
Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (C.Agardh) Lange-Bertalot
Kingston, Washington, USA; Carpenter Creek watershed, 1000x, DIC - 01 February 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Gomphonema curvatum Kützing 1833: 567, pl. 16, fig. 51
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1834 '1833'). Synopsis diatomearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea 8: 529-620, + pls XIII-XIX [79 figs].
Request PDFType 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 Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (C.Agardh) Lange-Bertalot.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), curved (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 January 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
