Gomphonema vitreum Grunow 1878

Publication Details
Gomphonema vitreum Grunow 1878: 110 (as 'Gomphonema ? vitreum')

Published in: Grunow, A. (1878). Algen und Diatomaceen aus dem Kaspischen Meere. In: Naturwissenschaftliche Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Kaukasusländer, auf Grund seiner Sammelbeute. (Schneider, O. Eds), pp. 98-132. Dresden: Dresden Burdach.

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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 Brachysira vitrea (Grunow) R.Ross.

Source of Synonymy
Hartley, B. [in collaboration with Ross, R. & Williams, D.M.] (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 66(3): 531-610.

Type Information
Type locality: Erlafsee bei Mariazell [Mariazell, Styria, Austria]; (Grunow 1878: 110) Lectotype: historic slide made from grunow sample 36 (W0164896): Epitype: BR-4790, slide made from Hürlimann sample 2464 (Walensee near Quarten (Unterterzen), Switzerland): fig. 25 (epitype) W; (Van de Vijver & al. 2023: 284, fig. 6)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of glass, glassy; i.e., transparent and greenish (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 04 January 2024

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025

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