Sphenella angustata Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Sphenella angustata Kützing 1844: 83, pl. 8: fig. IV [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.
Request PDFPublication 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 Gomphonema angustatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst.
Source of Synonymy
Rabenhorst, L. (1864). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio I.
Algas diatomaceas complectens, cum figuris generum omnium xylographice impressis. pp. 1-359. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), narrowed (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 October 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
