Amphiprora ornata Bailey 1851

Publication Details
Amphiprora ornata Bailey 1851: 38, pl. 2: figs 15, 23

Published in: Bailey, J.W. (1851). Microscopical observations made in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 2(8): 1-48, 3 plates.

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Publication date: 1851

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphiprora is Amphiprora constricta Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Entomoneis ornata (Bailey) Reimer.

Source of Synonymy
Patrick, R. & Reimer, C.W. (1975). The diatoms of the United States exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii. Vol. 2, Part 1. Entomoneidaceae, Cymbellaceae, Gomphonemaceae, Epithemiaceae. pp. [i]-ix, [1]-213, 28 pls [in text]. Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

Type Information
Type locality: “Withlacoochee River, where it is crossed by the road from Pilatka to Tampa, Fa. [sic]." [Florida, USA]; (Bailey 1851: 38)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), furnished, equipped, embellished, adorned (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 January 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024

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