Gomphonema exiguum Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Gomphonema exiguum Kützing 1844: 84, pl. 30: fig. 58
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.
Request PDFPublication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type 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 Gomphonemopsis exigua (Kützing) Medlin.
Source of Synonymy
Medlin, L.K. & Round, F.E. (1986). Taxonomic studies of marine gomphonemoid diatoms. Diatom Research 1(2): 205-225, 100 figs, 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: "An einem Ectocarpus im Flensburger Meerbusen." [Flensburg Gulf, Denmark]; (Kützing 1844: 84) "Holotypus": BM; 18590 (Medlin & Round 1986: 207)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), small, short, poor, scanty (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 September 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
