Gomphosphenia tenuis Levkov & D.M.Williams 2011
Publication Details
Gomphosphenia tenuis Levkov & D.M.Williams 2011: 20, figs 131-139, 161-171
Published in: Levkov, Z. & Williams, D.M. (2011). Fifteen new diatom (Bacillariophyta) species from Lake Ohrid, Macedonia. Phytotaxa 30: 1-41, 258 figs, 2 tables.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gomphosphenia is Gomphosphenia lingulatiformis (Lange-Bertalot & E.Reichardt) Lange-Bertalot.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Macedonia: Lake Ohrid: Bay of St. Naum; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: 17.iii.2007; BM; 101475 (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, fine, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 November 2013 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 12 July 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
