Gomphonema abbreviatum C.Agardh 1831
Current name:
Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (C.Agardh) Lange-Bertalot
Prox. Oxford Canal, Northamptonshire, UK - 05 August 2009. Chris Carter(chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Gomphonema abbreviatum C.Agardh 1831: 34
Published in: Agardh, C.A. (1831). Conspectus criticus diatomacearum. Part 3. pp. 33-48. Lundae [Lund]: Literis Berlingianus.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (C.Agardh) Lange-Bertalot.
Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H. (1980). Ein beitrag zur revision der Gattungen Rhoicosphenia Grun., Gomphonema C. Ag., Gomphoneis Cl.. Botaniska Notiser 133: 585-594.
Type Information
Type locality: ad confervas invenit Leiblein; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shortened (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 April 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 November 2024
