Gomphosphenia paradoxa Lange-Bertalot 1995
Publication Details
Gomphosphenia paradoxa Lange-Bertalot 1995: 246, pls I-III
Published in: Lange-Bertalot, H. (1995). Gomphosphenia paradoxa nov. spec. et nov. gen. und Vorschlag zur Lösung taxonomischer Probleme infolge eines veränderten Gattungskonzepts von Gomphonema (Bacillariophyceae). Nova Hedwigia 60(1-2): 241-252.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gomphosphenia is Gomphosphenia lingulatiformis (Lange-Bertalot & E.Reichardt) Lange-Bertalot.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhoicosphenula paradoxa (Lange-Bertalot) Lange-Bertalot, Kociolek A.A.Saber & Cantonati.
Type Information
Type locality: Venezuela: Rio Tec in vicinity of Roraima Tepui; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: J. Schneider; 16.iii.1993; Bot. Inst. Univ. Frankfurt; Coll. Lange-Bertalot AM-S268d (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), paradoxical.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 November 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
