Gomphosphaeria compacta (Lemmermann) Ström 1923
Publication Details
Gomphosphaeria compacta (Lemmermann) Ström 1923: 446
Published in: Strøm, K.M. (1923). The alga-flora of the Sarek Mountains. Naturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen des Sarekgebirges in Schwedisch-Lappland, geleitet von Dr Axel Hamberg 3 Botanik Lieferung 5: 437-521.
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 compacta (Lemmermann) Komárek & Hindák.
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
Gomphosphaeria lacustris var. compacta Lemmermann
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), compact (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 July 2002 by Elizabeth Moran.
Last updated: 29 November 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
