Amphora gigas Ehrenberg 1854

Publication Details
Amphora gigas Ehrenberg 1854: 8; pl.6/2, fig.13

Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1854). Mikrogeologie. Einundvierzig Tafeln mit über viertausend grossentheils colorirten Figuren, Gezeichnet vom Verfasser. pp. [1]-31, 40 pls [Taf. I-XXXX]. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.

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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 Amphora libyca Ehrenberg.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), A giant (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 September 2010

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 September 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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