Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Gomphonema

Ehrenb. 1832

Gomphonema Guide
  • Category
    Asymmetric Biraphid
  • Class
    Bacillariophyceae
  • Order
    Cymbellales
  • Family
    Gomphonemataceae
  • Type Species
    Gomphonema acuminatum Ehrenb.

Displaying 47 of 47 species

Sorted from smallest to largest by maximum length
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Gomphonema montezumense Length: 12-19 Width: 8-11 Striae: 11-14
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Gomphonema consector Length: 16-24 Width: 5-6 Striae: 13-15
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Gomphonema variostriatum Length: 13-25 Width: 4-4 Striae: 8-15
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Gomphonema superiorense Length: 23-26 Width: 3-4 Striae: 13-16
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Gomphonema lagenula Length: 17-27 Width: 5-6 Striae: 14-17
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Gomphonema incognitum Length: 17-29 Width: 5-5 Striae: 13-18
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Gomphonema kobayasii Length: 10-30 Width: 3-5 Striae: 9-12
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Gomphonema sierranum Length: 23-30 Width: 4-4 Striae: 12-15
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Gomphonema caperatum Length: 22-31 Width: 4-5 Striae: 14-16
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Gomphonema duplipunctatum Length: 18-34 Width: 4-6 Striae: 9-14
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Gomphonema submehleri Length: 24-37 Width: 5-7 Striae: 10-16
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Gomphonema sarcophagus Length: 27-38 Width: 5-7 Striae: 6-14
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Gomphonema louisiananum Length: 13-38 Width: 3-5 Striae: 11-12
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Gomphonema manubrium Length: 31-39 Width: 8-9 Striae: 11-14
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Gomphonema gibba Length: 22-40 Width: 7-8 Striae: 9-12
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Gomphonema pygmaeum Length: 10-40 Width: 3-5 Striae: 10-13
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Gomphonema insularum Length: 15-42 Width: 4-7 Striae: 13-16
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Gomphonema apuncto Length: 16-43 Width: 3-4 Striae: 13-16
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Gomphonema germainii Length: 24-43 Width: 4-6 Striae: 10-15
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Gomphonema stoermeri Length: 19-45 Width: 4-6 Striae: 13-15
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Gomphonema distans Length: 26-45 Width: 60-7 Striae: 9-13
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Gomphonema ventricosum Length: 33-47 Width: 10-12 Striae: 11-12
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Gomphonema brebissonii Length: 17-48 Width: 6-9 Striae: 9-12
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Gomphonema turgidum Length: 30-49 Width: 11-15 Striae: 10-14
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Gomphonema nathorstii Length: 30-49 Width: 8-10 Striae: 10-13
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Gomphonema johnsonii Length: 24-50 Width: 6-8 Striae: 9-12
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Gomphonema pseudosphaerophorum Length: 41-50 Width: 8-9 Striae: 9-14
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Gomphonema apicatum Length: 40-53 Width: 13-15 Striae: 9-11
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Gomphonema freesei Length: 35-53 Width: 6-7 Striae: 12-16
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Gomphonema americobtusatum Length: 16-55 Width: 6-10 Striae: 8-12
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Gomphonema mexicanum Length: 26-55 Width: 9-13 Striae: 9-11
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Gomphonema sphaerophorum Length: 36-55 Width: 12-13 Striae: 12-16
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Gomphonema pusillum Length: 32-56 Width: 6-9 Striae: 11-13
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Gomphonema christensenii Length: 32-57 Striae: 13-16
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Gomphonema mehleri Length: 33-59 Width: 9-12 Striae: 7-9
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Gomphonema amerhombicum Length: 22-60 Width: 5-7 Striae: 13-17
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Gomphonema truncatum Length: 30-60 Width: 9-10 Striae: 10-12
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Gomphonema marriae Length: 41-62 Width: 8-10 Striae: 10-12
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Gomphonema stonei Length: 31-67 Width: 8-13 Striae: 10-13
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Gomphonema californicum Length: 22-69 Width: 5-8 Striae: 10-15
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Gomphonema reimeri Length: 25-73 Width: 8-11 Striae: 7-9
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Gomphonema acuminatum Length: 19-77 Width: 7-12 Striae: 9-12
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Gomphonema eileencoxiae Length: 59-94 Width: 8-10 Striae: 7-13
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Gomphonema elongatum Length: 40-105 Width: 7-11 Striae: 13-15
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Gomphonema coronatum Length: 34-108 Width: 8-13 Striae: 8-12
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Gomphonema semiapertum Length: 74-113 Width: 10-14 Striae: 9-12
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Gomphonema vibrioides Length: 70-118 Width: 9-14 Striae: 8-15

86 Additional Gomphonema species

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Spaulding, S., Edlund, M. (2009). Gomphonema. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved September 05, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/gomphonema