Gomphoneis herculeana var. minuta Stone 1986
Publication Details
Gomphoneis herculeana var. minuta Stone 1986: 52; pl. 6, fig. 90,91 (as 'herculeanum')
Published in: McLaughlin, R.B & Stone, J.L. (1986). Some Late Pleistocene diatoms of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Beih. Nova Hedwigia 82: 149 pp., 16 pl.
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.
Type Information
Type locality: USA: Alaska: Kenai Peninsula (Pleistocene); (INA 1996) Type: George Plafker; US; slide no. 1797 (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 September 2011 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 October 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025
