Gomphosphaeria aponina Kützing 1836
Current name:
Gomphosphaeria aponina Kützing
Colony with heart-shaped cells at two focus points. BF image. Nene gravel pits, Northampton, UK. - 03 June 2008. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Gomphosphaeria aponina Kützing 1836: [no. I]
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1836). Algarum aquae dulcis germanicarum Decas XVI. pp. [1-25]. Halis Saxonum [Halle]: in commissis C.A. Schwetschkii et fil..
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Gomphosphaeria.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Àbano Terme, near Padova, Italy; (Silva & al. 1996: 27)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to warm baths; from Aponus, a warm medical fountain at Bangi d'Albano near Padua, Italy.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 03 August 2000 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 May 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
