Amphora sulcata Brébisson 1854
Publication Details
Amphora sulcata Brébisson 1854: 256, fig. 8
Published in: Brébisson, A. de (1854). Note sur quelques diatomées marines rares ou peu connues, du littoral de Cherbourg. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 2: 241-258, 1 pl.
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 Tetramphora sulcata (Brébisson) Stepanek & Kociolek.
Source of Synonymy
Stepanek, J.G. & Kociolek, J.P. (2016). Re-examination of Mereschkowsky's genus Tetramphora (Bacillariophyta) and its separation from Amphora. Diatom Research 31(2): 123-148, 113 fig., 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: France: Cherbourg; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), ploughed, sulcated.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 25 October 2016
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 October 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 November 2024
