Gomphonema truncatum f. bipunctatum (Kufferath) Woodhead & Tweed 1960

Publication Details
Gomphonema truncatum f. bipunctatum (Kufferath) Woodhead & Tweed 1960: 252 (as 'Gomphonema truncatum v. capitatum (Ehrenberg) Woodhead & Tweed 1954 f. bipunctatum (Kufferath) comb. nov. nobis')

Published in: Woodhead, N. & Tweed, R.D. (1960). A second check-list of tropical West African algae. Hydrobiologia 15: 225-286.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Gomphonema constrictum f. bipunctatum Kufferath

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), truncate, i.e., ending very abruptly as if cut straight across (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 18 April 2020 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 18 April 2020

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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