Amphora gigas Ehrenberg 1854
Publication Details
Amphora gigas Ehrenberg 1854: 8; pl.6/2, fig.13
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1854). Mikrogeologie. Einundvierzig Tafeln mit über viertausend grossentheils colorirten Figuren, Gezeichnet vom Verfasser. pp. [1]-31, 40 pls [Taf. I-XXXX]. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.
Request PDFType 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 libyca Ehrenberg.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A giant (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 September 2010
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024
