Amphora ovalis f. gracilis (Ehrenberg) Hustedt 1930

Publication Details
Amphora ovalis f. gracilis (Ehrenberg) Hustedt 1930: 342

Published in: Hustedt, F. (1930). Bacillariophyta (Diatomeae) Zweite Auflage. In: Die Süsswasser-Flora Mitteleuropas. Heft 10. (Pascher, A. Eds), pp. [i]-vii, [1]-466. Jena: Verlag von Gustav Fischer.

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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.

Basionym
Amphora gracilis Ehrenberg

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), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 12 February 2003 by Andy Taylor.

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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