Gomphonema intricatum var. lunatum H.Germain 1981
Publication Details
Gomphonema intricatum var. lunatum H.Germain 1981: 306, pl. 113: figs 6-10; pl. 161: figs 2, 3 (as 'lunata')
Published in: Germain, H. (1981). Flore des diatomées Diatomophycées eaux douces et saumâtres du Massif Armoricain et des contrées voisines d'Europe occidentale. pp. 1-444, 169 pls, 2 figs. Paris: Société Nouvelle des Éditions Boubée 11 place Saint-Michel, 75006, Paris.
Type 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 Gomphonema angustum var. lunatum (H.Germain) Aboal.
Type Information
Type locality: "...dans un étang proche d'Angers parmi des Myriophyllum..." [in a pond near Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France]; (Germain 1981: 306) Typus: PC; "diat. no. 3/022" (Germain 1981: 306) Notes: "Iconotypus (Tab. 113, fig. 7)."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), entangled (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
