Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing 1844

Current name: Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing
Seattle, Washington, USA; Green Lake, 1000x, DIC - 27 November 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing 1844: 107, pl. 5: figs 35, 39

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.

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Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844

Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphora.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Frustulia ovalis Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: bei Weisenfels; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 November 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Navicula amphora Ehrenb. in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1831: 80. 1832, is the earliest available name but is not priorable within Amphora as a tautonym would be created. - (23 November 2021) - M.D. Guiry

Usage note
Harmful species - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025