Gomphotheca clevei (Grunow) Hendey & P.A.Sims 1982
Publication Details
Gomphotheca clevei (Grunow) Hendey & P.A.Sims 1982: 202, figs 13, 14 (as 'Gomphoteca')
Published in: Hendey, N.I. & Sims, P.A. (1982). A review of the genus Gomphonitzschia Grunow and the description of Gomphotheca gen. nov. an unusual marine diatom group from tropical waters. Bacillaria 5: 191-212.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gomphotheca is Gomphotheca chinensis (Skvortzov) N.I.Hendey & P.A.Sims.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Gomphonitzschia clevei Grunow
Type Information
Type locality: Batavia [Djakarta]; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latin), named for a person with the surname Cleve; for algae (particularly diatoms) generally, either Per Theodor Cleve (1840-1905) or Astrid Maria Cleve (1875-1968).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 January 2008 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 October 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
