Podosphenia ehrenbergii Kützing 1844

Publication Details
Podosphenia ehrenbergii Kützing 1844: 121, pl. 9: fig. 13; pl. 24.I.4

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
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Licmophora ehrenbergii (Kützing) Grunow.

Source of Synonymy
Grunow, A. (1867). Diatomeen auf Sargassum von Honduras, gesammelt von Linding. Hedwigia 6(1-3): 1-8, 17-32, 33-37.

Type Information
Type locality: Baltic and North seas; Adriatic and Mediterranean seas; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latin), named for a person with the surname Ehrenberg, for algae generally Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 August 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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