Amphora arcus var. sulcata Cleve 1895
Publication details
Amphora arcus var. sulcata Cleve 1895: 127, no fig.
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1895). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsak Akademiens Handlingar 27(3): 1-219, 4 pls.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphora is Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of species name
Noun (Latin), arc, bow or curve; arch (Stearn 1973).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
CDN: "Based on Amphora sulcata sensu A. Schmidt 1875 (ref. 012447), pl. 26, fig. 46-47 ("Amphora sulcata Gregory?"), non A. sulcata Gregory 1857, non A. sulcata Brébisson 1854. Cleve states %u201Cthe variety sulcata...cannot be A. sulcata Gregory)." - (8 Dec 2017) - M.D. Guiry
General environment
This is a marine species.
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Amphora arcus var. sulcata Cleve)
Europe: Spain (Clavero i Oms 2009).
North America: United States of America (Kociolek 2005).
South America: Argentina (Garibotti et al. 2011 
).
Middle East: Israel (Tsarenko & al. 2000).
Key references
Proschkina-Lavrenko, A.I. [Ed.] (1950). Diatomovyi Analiz, Kniga 3. Opredelitel' iskopaemykh i sovremennykh diatomik vodoroslei Poriadok Pennales. Vol. 3 (1). pp. [1]-398, 117 pls. Kiev: Botanicheskii Institut im V.L. Komarova Akademii Nauk S.S.S.R. Gosudarstvennoe Izdatelystvo Geologicheskoi Literatury. [in Russian]
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 08 December 2017 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2020.
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