Amphora gracilis Ehrenberg 1843

Publication Details
Amphora gracilis Ehrenberg 1843: 316, 410, pl. 3/1: fig. 43

Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd- und Nord-Amerika. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 291-445 + [1, Berichtigungen], + 4 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphora is Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphora ovalis var. gracilis (Ehrenberg) Van Heurck.

Type Information
Type locality: Real del Monte, México [Mineral del Monte, State of Hidalgo in east-central Mexico, 2,700 metres (8,900 ft)];

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 February 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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