Rhoicosphenia curvata (Kützing) Grunow 1860
Current name:
Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (C.Agardh) Lange-Bertalot
Kingston, Washington, USA; Carpenter Creek watershed, 1000x, DIC - 01 February 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Rhoicosphenia curvata (Kützing) Grunow 1860: 511
Published in: Grunow, A. (1860). Über neue oder ungenügend gekannte Algen. Erste Folge, Diatomeen, Familie Naviculaceen. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 10: 503-582, pls III-VII.
Publication date: "4 April 1860"
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Rhoicosphenia.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhoicosphenia abbreviata (C.Agardh) Lange-Bertalot.
Basionym
Gomphonema curvatum Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), curved (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 September 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024