Gomphonema ventricosum var. africanum Reichelt 1903
Publication Details
Gomphonema ventricosum var. africanum Reichelt 1903: 779, fig. 39 (as 'africana')
Published in: Reichelt, H. (1904). Anhang VIII. Über Bacillariaceen der mittleren Kalahari. In: Die Kalahari: Versuch einer physisch-geographischen Darstellung der Sandfelder des südafrikanischen Beckens. Textband. (Passarge, S. Eds), pp. 760-784. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen).
Request PDFType 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 kalahariense Jeff.R.Stone & Kociolek.
Type Information
Syntype localities: [Various localities in the Kalahari Desert, Botswana]; (Reichelt 1904: 779)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen, especially on one side (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 28 July 2016 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 January 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
