Gomphonema novo-zelandicum W.E.Booth 1985
Publication Details
Gomphonema novo-zelandicum W.E.Booth 1985: 426, fig. 1 a-d
Published in: Booth, W.E. (1984). Gomphonema novo-zelandicum sp. nov., an epiphytic diatom with a specific host preference. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 18: 425-430, 5 figs.
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 Gomphonemopsis novo-zelandica (W.E.Booth) M.A.Harper.
Source of Synonymy
Harper, M.A., Cassie Cooper, V., Chang, F.H., Nelson, W.A. & Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Ochrophyta: brown and golden-brown algae, diatoms, silicioflagellates, and kin. In: New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume Three. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. (Gordon, D.P. Eds), pp. 114-163. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 January 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 February 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Type not desingated in Booth (1985) but a Corrigendum appeared in 1985 in New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research vol. 19: 275 [not on-line] which may have validated the name. - (05 February 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 February 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025
