Gomphoneis exigua (Kützing) Medlin, nom. inval. 2008
Publication Details
Gomphoneis exigua (Kützing) Medlin, nom. inval. 2008: 41
Published in: Eberle, M.E. (2008). Recent diatoms reported from the central United States: register of taxa and synonyms. Hays, Kansas: Department of Biological Sciences, Fort Hays State University. Latest electronic version: 5 December 2008.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphoneis is Gomphoneis elegans (Grunow) Cleve.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gomphonemopsis exigua (Kützing) Medlin.
Basionym
Gomphonema exiguum Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: "An einem Ectocarpus im Flensburger Meerbusen." [Flensburg Gulf, Denmark]; (Kützing 1844: 84) "Holotypus": BM; 18590 (Medlin & Round 1986: 207)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), small, short, poor, scanty (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 17 May 2013 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 03 February 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
