Scolioneis D.G.Mann, 1990, nom. illeg.

Holotype species: Scolioneis tumida (Brébisson ex Kützing) D.G.Mann

Publication details: D.G.Mann, 1990: 528, 676

Currently accepted name for the type species: Metascolioneis tumida (Brébisson ex Kützing) Blanco & Wetzel

Original publication and holotype designation: Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms. Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. [i-ix], 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2024-08-07 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of .

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Blanco, S. & Wetzel, C.E. (2016). Replacement names for botanical taxa involving algal genera. Phytotaxa 266(3): 195-205.

Comments: Round, Crawford & Mann (1990: 128) record this family as being a member of the Suborder Neidiineae.

Nomenclatural note
Illegitimate: non Scolioneis F.Meister in Bot. Jahr. 55: 154. 1919 (Bacillariophyta, incertae sedis), nec Scolioneis Hérib. in Ann. Biol. Lacustre 10: 96. 1920 (Bacillariophyta, incertae sedis) (Blanco 2016). The family name Scolioneidaceae D.G.Mann is illegitimate, being based on an illegitimate name' it has been replaced with Metascolioneidaceae (q.v.). - (18 November 2020) - M.D. Guiry

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