Diomphala Ehrenberg, 1842, nom. rejic.

Holotype species: Diomphala clava-herculis Ehrenberg

Currently accepted name for the type species: Didymosphenia clava-herculis (Ehrenberg) Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot

Original publication and holotype designation: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843 '1842'). Nachricht von zwei durch die Contess of Caledon in Irland beobachteten Lagern fossiler Infusorien. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1842: 335-339.

Fossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2017-01-26 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Didymosphenia.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Metzeltin, D. & Lange-Bertalot, H (1995). Kritische Wertung der Taxa in Didymosphenia (Bacillariophyceae). Nova Hedwigia 60(3-4): 381-405.

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024