Amphiprora alata (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844
Current name:
Entomoneis alata (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg
Zeiss Planapo 40x/1.0, DIC, 110µm, stacked in Photoshop, Marine sample, Alboran Sea. - 31 May 2020. Forbes Pettigrew
Publication Details
Amphiprora alata (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844: 107, pl. 3: fig. 63
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 Amphiprora is Amphiprora constricta Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Entomoneis alata (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Navicula alata Ehrenberg
Type Information
Syntype localities: "ad Albis ostium et prope Vismariam maritima" [Germany]; (Ehrenberg 1840: 212)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), winged (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 December 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024
