Amphora ovalis var. minutissima (W.Smith) Hurter 1928
Publication Details
Amphora ovalis var. minutissima (W.Smith) Hurter 1928: 176
Published in: Hurter, E. (1928). Beobachtungen an Litoralalgen des Vierwaldstättersees. Mitteilung der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Luzern 10: 145-398, 4 pl., 13 fig. in text and on folders, II tables on folders.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphora is Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphora minutissima W.Smith.
Basionym
Amphora minutissima W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water. Parasitic on Nitzschia sigmoidea. Near Lewes, Dec. 1850 and Oct. 1852, W. Sm. In ponds near London, parasitic on Nitzschia linearis, Mr. Shadbolt, Mar. 1851."; (Smith 1853: 20)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
