Amphitropis alata (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst 1868
Current name:
Entomoneis alata (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg
1000x __Dim. 23 x 97 µm - 14 May 2012. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Amphitropis alata (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst 1868: 416
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphitropis is Navicula alata Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Entomoneis alata (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Navicula alata Ehrenberg
Type Information
Syntype localities: "ad Albis ostium et prope Vismariam maritima" [Germany]; (Ehrenberg 1840: 212)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), winged (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 May 2024
