Gomphonema augur var. genuinum Ant.Mayer, nom. inval. 1913
Publication Details
Gomphonema augur var. genuinum Ant.Mayer, nom. inval. 1913: 230, pl. IX [9]: fig. 21 (as 'genuina')
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 augur Ehrenberg.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diviner, soothsayer (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 January 2022
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: infraspecific names with final epithets such as genuinus, originalis, originarius, typicus, verus, and veridicus, or with the prefix eu-, when purporting to indicate the taxon containing the type of the name of the next higher-ranked taxon, are not validly published unless they have the same final epithet as the name of the corresponding higher-ranked taxon (see Art. 26.2).
- (15 January 2022) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 June 2025