Amphora crameri Foged 1966
Publication Details
Amphora crameri Foged 1966: 103, 144, pl. XIX [19]: fig. 8
Published in: Foged, N. (1966). Freshwater diatoms from Ghana. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Biologiske Shrifter 15(1): 1-169, 25 pls.
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 Halamphora coffeiformis (C.Agardh) Mereschkowsky.
Source of Synonymy
Levkov, Z. (2009). Amphora sensu lato. In: Diatoms of Europe: Diatoms of the European Inland Waters and Comparable Habitats. (Lange-Bertalot, H. Eds) Vol. 5, pp. 5-916. Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G.
Type Information
Type locality: "West Ghana. Freshwater (scrapings from soil at edge of pool, 60-65 km. northwest of Kumasi, Loe. No. 31)."; (Foged 1966: 103) Holotype: C; Ghana No. 207 /1961 (Foged 1966: 144)
Eponomy
"Named after J. Cramer, Danish governor in Guinea 1658-59."
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
