Gomphonema herculeanum Ehrenberg 1845
Publication Details
Gomphonema herculeanum Ehrenberg 1845: 78
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1845). Neue Untersuchungen über das kleinste Leben als geologisches Moment.. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1845: 53-87.
Request PDFType 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 Gomphadelpha herculeana (Ehrenb.) R.Jahn & N.Abarca.
Type Information
Type locality: Mackinac Island, Michigan, USA; (Abarca & al. 2023: 226) Isolectotype: BHUPM (Ehrenberg Coll.); 1754b (original glass slide) (Abarca & al. 2023: 226, fig. 4) Notes: North America: Lake Michigan; Niagora; Oregon (INA).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 January 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
