Gomphosphaeria lacustris Chodat 1898

Publication Details
Gomphosphaeria lacustris Chodat 1898: 180, fig. 1

Published in: Chodat, R. (1898). Études de biologie lacustre. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 6(2): 155-188.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gomphosphaeria is Gomphosphaeria aponina Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Snowella lacustris (Chodat) Komárek & Hindák.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "...j'ai trouvé cette algue dans les lacs suivants : Aiguebelette, Paladru, Bourget, Annecy, Joux, Neuchâtel, Bienne, Morat, Majeur, Genève, soit dans dix lacs au moins" [Feance and Switzerland]; (Chodat 1898: 185)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), inhabiting lakes (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

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

Last updated: 25 March 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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