Gomphonema pfannkuchae Cholnoky 1966

Publication Details
Gomphonema pfannkuchae Cholnoky 1966: 25, 26, figs 48-53

Published in: Cholnoky, B.J. (1966). Die Diatomeen in Unterlaufe des Okawango-Flussen. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia Suppl. 21: 1-102, 203 figures.

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 Gomphosphenia pfannkucheae (Cholnoky) Lange-Bertalot.

Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H. (1995). Gomphosphenia paradoxa nov. spec. et nov. gen. und Vorschlag zur Lösung taxonomischer Probleme infolge eines veränderten Gattungskonzepts von Gomphonema (Bacillariophyceae). Nova Hedwigia 60(1-2): 241-252.

Type Information
Type locality: SW Africa: Okavango River; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 06 April 2022

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Nomenclatural note
1966: 24, pl. 2: figs 48-54 (INA). - (04 September 2019) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025