Gomphonema acuminatum f. elongatum (W.Smith) G.Rabenhorst 1864

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 acuminatum f. elongatum (W.Smith) G.Rabenhorst 1864: 290 (as 'Gomphonema acuminatun var. elongatum (elongata) f. elongatum')

Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1864). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio I. Algas diatomaceas complectens, cum figuris generum omnium xylographice impressis. pp. 1-359. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.

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Publication date: Mar-Mai 1864

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 Gomphonema elongatum W.Smith.

Basionym
Gomphonema elongatum W.Smith

Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 March 2013

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 March 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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