Gomphosphenia americana Kociolek & E.W.Thomas 2014
Publication Details
Gomphosphenia americana Kociolek & E.W.Thomas 2014: 45, pl. 65: figs. 1-6; pl. 66
Published in: Kociolek, J.P., Laslandes, B., Bennett, D., Thomas, E., Brady, M. & Graeff, C. (2014). Diatoms of the United States, 1 Taxonomy, ultrastructure and descriptions of new species and other rarely reported taxa from lake sediments in the western U.S.A. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 61: 1-188, 80 pls.
Request PDFType 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: Blanchard Lake, Utah; (Ress et al. 2016: 59) Type: COLO; JPK2257, slide 211-027 (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 29 February 2016 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 July 2022
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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 24 April 2024
