Gomphonema longiceps Ehrenberg 1854
Publication Details
Gomphonema longiceps Ehrenberg 1854: pl. 10/1: fig. 21
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1854). Mikrogeologie. Einundvierzig Tafeln mit über viertausend grossentheils colorirten Figuren, Gezeichnet vom Verfasser. pp. [1]-31, 40 pls [Taf. I-XXXX]. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.
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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 acuminatum var. longiceps (Ehrenberg) N.Abarca & R.Jahn.
Source of Synonymy
Abarca, N., Zimmermann, J., Kusber, W.-H., Mora, D., Van, A.T., Skibbe, O. & Jahn, R. (2020). Defining the core group of the genus Gomphonema Ehrenberg with molecular and morphological methods. Botany Letters 167(1): 114-159, 358 fig., 1 table.
Type Information
Type locality: 'Bergmehl von Eger' (diatomaceous earth from Eger), now in Czech Republic; (Reichardt 2015: 143) Lectotype: Ehrenberg Collection, BHUPM; mica 430207-5v (Reichardt 2015: 143, fig. 10) Notes: Isolectoypes: circled specimens on slide SF39c- T01 Coll. Reichardt, Botanical Museum Berlin (B), illustrated in Fig. 11 and on slide Zu9/94, Hustedt Collection, Bremerhaven (BRM), illustrated in Fig. 13.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 February 2022
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Nomenclatural notes
Seemingly originally first introduced without a description, but validated by analytical figures (see Art. 38.7 "For the purpose of Art. 38.5, prior to 1 January 1908, an illustration with analysis (see Art. 38.9 and 38.10) is acceptable in place of a written description or diagnosis."). - (04 March 2016) - M.D. Guiry
Correct name for G. clavatum sensu Krammer & Lange-Bertalot, 1986, pro parte (Reichardt, 2015). - (24 August 2015) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 February 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
