Amphora bicapitata M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman 1966
Publication Details
Amphora bicapitata M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman 1966: 120, pl. I: fig. 14
Published in: Hohn, M.H. & Hellermann, J. (1966). New diatoms from the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, Delaware and Chesapeake Bay area of Baltimore, Maryland. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 85: 115-130.
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 Halamphora bicapitata (M.H.Hohn & J.Hellerman) J.G.Stepanek & Kociolek.
Type Information
Type locality: Middle River, Baltimore Co., Maryland; (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: table 1) Holotype: fig. 73: 8 October 1953; scrapings from rock in wall; ANSP; slide GC44892 (Desianti, Potapova & Beals 2015: 105, table 1)
Origin of Species Name
(Latin), Two-headed
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024