Gomphonema acuminatum var. turris (Ehrenberg) Wolle 1890
Publication Details
Gomphonema acuminatum var. turris (Ehrenberg) Wolle 1890: pl. 28: fig. 25
Published in: Wolle, F. (1890). Diatomaceae of North America, illustrated with twenty-three hundred figures from the author's drawings on one hundred and twelve plates. pp. [i]-xiii, [15]-47, [errata], 112 pls. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Comenius Press.
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
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
