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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