Gomphonema simplex Manguin 1962
Publication Details
Gomphonema simplex Manguin 1962: 30; pl. III, fig. 9
Published in: Manguin, E. (1962). Contribution à la connaissance de la flore diatomique de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Mémoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, nouvelle série, série B, Botanique 12(1): 40 pp., 8 pl.
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 Encyonopsis opima (Kociolek & Reviers) Gerd Moser, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), simple, undivided, unbranched, of one piece or series, not consisting of several distinct parts (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 March 2023
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
