Gomphonema angustatum var. sarcophagus (W.Gregory) Grunow 1880

Publication Details
Gomphonema angustatum var. sarcophagus (W.Gregory) Grunow 1880: pl. 25: fig. 2

Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1880). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique Atlas. pp. pls I-XXX [pls 1-30]. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gomphonema sarcophagus W.Gregory.

Basionym
Gomphonema sarcophagus W.Gregory

Type Information
Type locality: "This species occurs abundantly in the Lochleven [Perth and Kinross, Scotland] gatherings, but it occurs also in several gatherings made near Edinburgh, and in others from Fife, Stirlingshire, Lanarkshire, and elsewhere. Indeed it would seem not to be uncommon."; (Gregory 1856: 13)

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), narrowed (Sreenivasa Rao 1965).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 February 2003 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 08 November 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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