Name: Gomphosphaeria lacustris Chodat 1898

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.cus’tris. N.L. fem. adj. lacustris, inhabiting a lake

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … la-KUS-tris, feminine

Valid publication: Chodat R. Études de biologie lacustre. B. Nouvelles remarques sur la flore pélagique. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 1898; 6:155-188.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Snowella lacustris (Chodat 1898) Komárek and Hindák 1988

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Snowella lacustris (Chodat 1898) Komárek and Hindák 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
    Coelosphaerium lacustre (Chodat 1898) Ostenfeld 1907	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • ❗ Gomphosphaeria lacustris is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Gomphosphaeria.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 See also Taft (1945). Publication: Taft CE. The Validity of the Algal Genus Thamniastrum. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 1945; 72:246.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Gomphosphaeria lacustris var. compacta Lemmermann 1899	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	synonym

Parent taxon: Gomphosphaeria Kützing 1836

Assigned by: Chodat R. Études de biologie lacustre. B. Nouvelles remarques sur la flore pélagique. Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier 1898; 6:155-188.

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Record number: 31528