Amphora ovalis var. affinis (Kützing) Van Heurck 1885
Publication Details
Amphora ovalis var. affinis (Kützing) Van Heurck 1885: 59 (as 'Amphora ovalis 'gamma' affinis Kützing')
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1885). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Texte. pp. [1]-235. Anvers: Martin Brouwers & Co.
Request PDFPublication date: May 1885
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphora is Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphora affinis Kützing.
Basionym
Amphora affinis Kützing
Type Information
Falaise: De Brébisson (unter andern Diatomeen ohne Namen in Binder's Sammlung); (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 February 2016
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 February 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
