Amphora veneta var. capitata E.Y.Haworth 1974

Publication Details
Amphora veneta var. capitata E.Y.Haworth 1974: 48, figs 6, 19

Published in: Haworth, E.Y. (1974). Some problems of diatom taxonomy in Scottish Lake sediments. British Phycological Journal 9(1): 47-55, 21 figs.

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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 Halamphora oligotraphenta (Lange-Bertalot) Levkov.

Source of Synonymy
Levkov, Z. (2009). Amphora sensu lato. In: Diatoms of Europe: Diatoms of the European inland waters and comparable habitats. (Lange-Bertalot, H. Eds) Vol. 5, pp. 5-916. Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G.

Type Information
Type locality: Loch Leven, Scotland; (Haworth 1974: 48) Holotype: lake sediments; 20 cm; BM; 77902 (slide) (Haworth 1974: 48)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), venice-blue [Sea coloured, Venetian blue] (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 September 2017

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Habitat note
Living in oligotrophic waters - (13 October 2010) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 May 2025

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