Cestodiscus Greville, 1865

Type species: a type species (generitype) appears not to have been designated.

Publication details: Greville, 1865: 48

Original publication: Greville, R.K. (1865). Descriptions of new and rare diatoms. Series XVI . Transactions of the Microscopical Society, New Series, London 13: 43-57 [last page as "75"], 2 pls [pls V, VI].

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Fossil: This is a genus of fossil species, or a genus with a fossil type species, or a genus the type species of which was originally described as a fossil.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-10-16 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as masculine.

Nomenclatural note
Two species were originally included in the genus, but it is not clear which has been selected (or who designated) as type. The entry in ING is "Cestodiscus Greville, Trans. Microscop. Soc. London ser. 2. 13: 48. 1865. T.: C. johnsonianus Greville FOSSIL-BACILLARIOPHYCEAE (92) 9 Feb 1996" which cannot be correct. - (16 October 2023) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 October 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 May 2025