Gomphonema fonticola (Hustedt) Levkov & Krstic 2007
Publication Details
Gomphonema fonticola (Hustedt) Levkov & Krstic 2007: 65 (as 'fonticolum')
Published in: Levkov, Z., Krstic, S., Metzeltin, D. & Nakov, T. (2007). Diatoms of Lakes Prespa and Ohrid, about 500 taxa from ancient lake system. Iconographia Diatomologica 16: [i–iv], 1–611, 220 plates.
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 fonticola (Hustedt) R.Jahn & N.Abarca.
Source of Synonymy
Jahn, R., Kusber, W.-H., Skibbe, O., Zimmermann, J., Van, A.T., Buczkó, K. & Abarca, N. (2019). Gomphonella olivacea (Bacillariophyceae) - a new phylogenetic position for a well-known taxon, its typification, new species and combinations. Plant Ecology and Evolution 152(2): 219-247, 14 figs, 2 tables.
Basionym
Gomphonema olivaceum var. fonticola Hustedt
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 September 2014 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 27 August 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Ephithets ending in "-cola" are not declinable (Art 23.5). - (09 June 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025