Gomphosphaeria naegeliana (Unger) Lemmermann 1907

Current name: Woronichinia naegeliana (Unger) Elenkin
Leland Lake, Washington, USA; 400x, DIC - 18 May 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)

Publication Details
Gomphosphaeria naegeliana (Unger) Lemmermann 1907: 80

Published in: Lemmermann, E. (1907). Algen I (Schizophyceen, Flagellaten, Peridineen). Kryptogamenflora der Mark Brandenburg und angrenzender Gebiete 3(1): I-X, (1)-(30), 1-128, 4 plates.

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Publication date: 4 March 1907

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gomphosphaeria is Gomphosphaeria aponina Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Woronichinia naegeliana (Unger) Elenkin.

Source of Synonymy
Komárek, J. & Anagnostidis, K. (1999 '1998'). Cyanoprokaryota. 1. Chroococcales. In: Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Begründet von A. Pascher. Band 19/1. (Ettl, H., Gärtner, G., Heynig, H. & Mollenhauer, D. Eds), pp. 1-548. Heidelberg & Berlin: Spektrum, Akademischer Verlag.

Basionym
Coelosphaerium naegelianum Unger

Type Information
Type locality: Austria: Graz [Grätz]; (INA 1996) Type: 25.vi.1848; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 August 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 June 2025