Gomphonema oceanicum Cholnoky 1968
Publication Details
Gomphonema oceanicum Cholnoky 1968: 36, figs 35, 36
Published in: Cholnoky, B.J. (1968). Die Diatomeenassoziationen der Santa-Lucía-Lagune in Natal (Südafrika). Botanica Marina 11((Suppl.)): 1-121, 165 figs, 2 maps.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in aquis marinis ostii lacunae Santa Lucia dictae in partibus borealibus provinciae Natalensis in Africa Meridionale." [South Africa]
; (Cholnoky 1968: 37) Notes: "Typus: praeparatum No. SL 38 in collectione C.S.I.R., Pretoria.
Iconotypus: figurae nostrae No. 35 et 36."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the ocean (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 April 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
