Pseudogomphonema L.K.Medlin in L.K. Medlin et F. E. Round, 1986: 214
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Bacillariophycidae
Superorder Bacillarianae
Order Naviculales
Family Naviculaceae
Holotype species: Pseudogomphonema kamtschaticum (Grunow) L.K.Medlin
Original publication and holotype designation:Medlin, L.K. & Round, F.E. (1986). Taxonomic studies of marine gomphonemoid diatoms. Diatom Research 1(2): 205-225.
Taxonomic status: currently recognized as a distinct genus.
Comments: Round, Crawford & Mann (1990: 128) record this family as being a member of the Suborder Naviculineae.
Numbers of names and species: There are 7 species (and infraspecific) names in the database at present, of which 7 have been flagged as currently accepted taxonomically.
Names: ('C' indicates a name that is currently accepted taxonomically; 'S' a homotypic or heterotypic synonym; 'U' indicates a name of uncertain taxonomic status, but which has been subjected to some verification nomenclaturally; 'P' indicates a preliminary AlgaeBase entry that has not been subjected to any kind of verification. For more information on a species click on it to activate a link to the Species database):
Pseudogomphonema arcticum (Grunow) L.K.Medlin P
Pseudogomphonema groenlandicum (Østrup) L.K.Medlin C
Pseudogomphonema kamtschaticum (Grunow) L.K.Medlin C - type
Pseudogomphonema monicae Witkowski, Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot C
Pseudogomphonema monikae A.Witkowski, D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot C
Pseudogomphonema plinskii A.Witkowski, D.Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot C
Pseudogomphonema septentrionale (Østrup) L.K.Medlin C
References
Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The Diatoms: Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. i-xi, 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Scott, F.J. & Thomas, D.P. (2005). Diatoms. In: Antarctic marine protists. (Scott, F.J. & Marchant, H.J. Eds), pp. 13-201. Canberra & Hobart: Australian Biological Resources Study; Australian Antarctic Division.
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=46105
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 June 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:77807
