Gomphonema truncatum Ehrenberg 1832
Current name:
Gomphonema truncatum Ehrenberg
Bremerton, Washington, USA; Kitsap Lake, 1000x, DIC - 11 October 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Gomphonema truncatum 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.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Berlin, Sibirien; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), truncate, i.e., ending very abruptly as if cut straight across (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 January 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 December 2024