Amphora tenerrima Aleem & Hustedt 1951

Publication Details
Amphora tenerrima Aleem & Hustedt 1951: 16, fig. 3

Published in: Aleem, A.A. & Hustedt, F. (1951). Einige neue Diatomeen von der Südküste Englands. Botaniska Notiser 1951(1): 13-20.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Amphora is Amphora ovalis (Kützing) Kützing.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halamphora tenerrima (Aleem & Hustedt) Levkov.

Source of Synonymy
Levkov, Z. (2009). Amphora sensu lato. In: Diatoms of Europe: Diatoms of the European inland waters and comparable habitats. (Lange-Bertalot, H. Eds) Vol. 5, pp. 5-916. Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G.

Type Information
Type locality: England: near Brighton; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 June 2021

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Habitat note
Also living in brackish waters - (23 October 2010) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 June 2025