Gomphonema acuminatum var. semiapertum (Grunow) De Toni 1891

Publication Details
Gomphonema acuminatum var. semiapertum (Grunow) De Toni 1891: 424

Published in: De Toni, G.B. (1891). Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum. Vol. II. Sylloge Bacillariearum. Sectio I. Rhaphideae. pp. [i-iii]. [i]-cxxxii, 1-490. Patavii [Padua]: Sumptibus auctoris.

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Publication date: 25 July 1891

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 Gomphonema semiapertum Grunow.

Basionym
Gomphonema semiapertum Grunow

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 02 May 2013 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 02 May 2013

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 May 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025