Neidium iridis var. amphigomphus (Ehrenberg) O'Meara 1875
Publication Details
Neidium iridis var. amphigomphus (Ehrenberg) O'Meara 1875: 337
Published in: O'Meara, E. (1875). Report on the Irish Diatomaceae. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Series 2 2: 235-425, pls 26-34.
Publication date: "October 1875"
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Neidium is Neidium affine (Ehrenberg) Pfitzer.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neidium amphigomphus (Ehrenberg) Pfitzer.
Basionym
Navicula amphigomphus Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Mexico: Real del Monte; USA: Connecticut: Stratford; Massachusetts: Andover, Bridgewater, Boston; Maine; (LT = Andover); (INA 1996) Lectotype: Ehrenberg sample no. 1771 (ECO-100, circled specimen) fide Lefebvre & Hamilton, Phytotaxa 220 (3), 2015: BHUPM; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), rainbow (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 July 2024