Gomphonema discolor Ehrenberg 1832
Publication Details
Gomphonema discolor Ehrenberg 1832: 88
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1832). Über die Entwickelung und Lebensdauer der Infusionsthiere; nebst ferneren Beiträgen zu einer Vergleichung ihrer organischen Systeme. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Physikalische Klasse 1831: 1-154, pls I-IV.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: "Sibirien", "Troizk" according to Ehrenberg (1830: 63) [Russia].; (Jahn & Kusber 2004: 584) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Jahn & Kusber 2004: 583): "[icon] glued paper on the right hand side of drawing sheet No. 684
in BHUPM (Fig. 31)."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), of another colour. not the same colour, variegated (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 December 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
