Grammatophora Ehrenberg, 1840

Lectotype species: Grammatophora angulosa Ehrenberg

Publication details: Ehrenberg, 1840: 46

Original publication: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1840). Über noch zahlreich jetzt lebende Thierarten der Kreidebildung und den Organismus der Polythalamien Preprint of Abhandlung der Könglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin aus dem Jahre 1839 [1841] with different pagination. pp. 1-94, 4 pls. Berlin.

Type designated in: Boyer, C.S. (1927). Synopsis of North American Diatomaceae. Part I. Coscinodiscatae, Rhizosolenatae, Biddulphiatae, Fragilariatae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 78(Suppl.): 1-228.

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The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2017-01-27 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms. Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. [i-ix], 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Comments: Scott & Thomas (2005: 138) record this genus as a member of the Family Fragilariaceae.

Nomenclatural notes
Lectotype designated by Boyer (1927: 154). - (27 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Theis name, contrary to many publications, was introduced on p. 46 in an 1840 preprint of Ehrenberg's Über noch zahlreich jetzt lebende Thierarten der Kreidebildung und den Organismus der Polythalamien which was distibuted effectively in 1840. The genus name appeared on p. 126 in the journal version. ING has the correct entry. - (27 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 January 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025