Gomphonema olivaceoides var. hutchinsoniana Patrick 1971

Publication Details
Gomphonema olivaceoides var. hutchinsoniana Patrick 1971: 414, fig. 1

Published in: Patrick, R. (1971). The effects of increasing light and temperature on the structure of diatom communities. Limnology and Oceanography 16(2): 405-471.

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 Gomphonella hutchinsoniana (R.M.Patrick) Tuji.

Source of Synonymy
Tuji, A. (2020). Transfer of the Gomphoneis tetrastigmata species complex and related taxa to the genus Gomphonella (Bacillariophyceae). Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science. Series B, Botany 46(2): 65-73, 7 figs.

Type Information
Type locality: USA: Pennsylvania: White Clay Creek; (INA 1996) Type: Patrick; i-ii.1969; A-G.C.51581 (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 03 March 2012 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 07 September 2023

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 July 2025