Gomphonema elongatum W.Smith 1855

Gomphonema elongatum W.Smith

Current name: Gomphonema elongatum W.Smith
Basic power: 1000x _Dim. 13 x 76 µm - 13 May 2013. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)

Publication Details
Gomphonema elongatum W.Smith 1855: 6, pl. 1: fig. 4

Published in: Smith, W. Rev. (1855). Notes of an excursion to the south of France and the Auvergne in search of Diatomaceae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2 15: 1-9, pl. 1 [12 figs].

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Gomphonema is Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Syntype localities: "Puy du Cliergue, W. Sm. Mull Deposit, Dr. Gregory. Wisbeach, April 1854, Mr. G. Smith" [France, Scotland, England]; (Smith 1855: 6)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 25 June 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 July 2025

 
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