Navicula amphigomphus Ehrenberg 1843
Publication Details
Navicula amphigomphus Ehrenberg 1843: 380, 417, pl. 3: fig. 8
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd- und Nord-Amerika. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 291-445 + [1, Berichtigungen], + 4 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Navicula is Navicula tripunctata (O.F.Müller) Bory.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neidium amphigomphus (Ehrenberg) Pfitzer.
Source of Synonymy
Pfitzer, E. (1871). Untersuchungen über Bau und Entwicklung der Bacillariaceen (Diatomaceen). In: Botanische Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiet der Morphologie und Physiologie Bd 2. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-189, plus 6 pls. Bonn: bei Adolph Marcus.
Type Information
Type locality: Mexico: Real del Monte; USA: Connecticut: Stratford; Massachusetts: Andover, Bridgewater, Boston; Maine; (LT = Andover); (INA 1996) Lectotype: Ehrenberg sample no. 1771 (ECO-100, circled specimen) fide Lefebvre & Hamilton, Phytotaxa 220 (3), 2015: BHUPM; (INA 1996)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 July 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Day et al. (1995: 34) record this name as a currently accepted species while elsewhere (p. 41) recording it as a synonym of Navicula iridus var. amphigomphus (Ehrenberg) Temp. & H. Perag. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 June 2025
