Gomphoneis minuta (Stone) Kociolek & Stoermer 1988
Publication Details
Gomphoneis minuta (Stone) Kociolek & Stoermer 1988: 56
Published in: Kociolek, J.P. & Stoermer, E.F. (1988). Taxonomy, ultrastructure and distribution of Gomphoneis herculeana, G. eriense and closely related species (Naviculales: Gomphonemataceae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 140(2): 24-97.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphoneis is Gomphoneis elegans (Grunow) Cleve.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gomphonema kociolekii R.Jahn & N.Abarca.
Source of Synonymy
Abarca, N., Zimmermann, J., Kusber, W.-H., Mora, D., Van, A.T., Skibbe, O. & Jahn, R. (2020). Defining the core group of the genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg with molecular and morphological methods. Botany Letters 167(1): 114-159, 358 fig., 1 table.
Basionym
Gomphoneis herculeana var. minuta Stone
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Alaska: Kenai Peninsula (Pleistocene); (INA 1996) Type: George Plafker; US; slide no. 1797 (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small; minute (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 September 2011 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 30 November 2024
