Gomphonema capitatum Ehrenberg 1838
Publication Details
Gomphonema capitatum Ehrenberg 1838: 217, pl. 18: fig. 2
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1838). Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. Ein Blick in das tiefere organische Leben der Natur. pp. i-xviii, [1-4], 1-[548], 64 pls. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.
Request PDFPublication date: Jul-Aug 1838 (p. xviii: Jul 1838)
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
Type locality: Germany: near Berlin; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with a knob-like head or tip (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 November 2024
