Gomphonema augur Ehrenberg 1841
Publication Details
Gomphonema augur Ehrenberg 1841: 211
Published in: Ehrenberg, [C.G.] (1840). [Characteristik von 274 neuen Arten von Infusorien]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 197-219.
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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.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: "fossile ad Ceypam Galliae (Puy de Dome)" [France]; (Jahn & Kusber 2004: 583) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Jahn & Kusber 2004: 583): Specimen on preparation No. 330803-e white in BHUPM (Fig. 25). Further original material on preparation No. 330802-a white in BHUPM. Paralectotype locality: “inter Confervas mexicanas vivum” [Mexico].
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diviner, soothsayer (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
