Gomphonema augur var. turris (Ehrenberg) Lange-Bertalot 1985
Publication Details
Gomphonema augur var. turris (Ehrenberg) Lange-Bertalot 1985: 44, pl. 37: figs 1-7; pl. 38: figs 1-4, 8-12
Published in: Krammer, K. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (1985). Naviculaceae Neue und wenig bekannte Taxa, neue Kombinationen und Synonyme sowie Bemerkungen zu einigen Gattungen. Bibliotheca Diatomologica 9: [1]-230, pls 1-43.
Type 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 turris Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Gomphonema turris Ehrenberg
Type Information
New York; Smithfield R.I.; Maine?; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: West Point, New York and Smithfield. Reichardt (2015) notes that it was not possible to get a clear idea of G. turris from the type material from New York (Jahn, pers. comm.). The marked specimen from Japan was clearer but does not represent the type.
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: 03 March 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
