Stauroneis pachycephala Cleve 1881

Publication Details
Stauroneis pachycephala Cleve 1881: 15, pl. III [3]: fig. 43

Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1881). On some new and little known diatoms. Kongliga Svenska-Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar, N.F. 18(5): 1-28, 6 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Stauroneis is Stauroneis phoenicenteron (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Envekadea pachycephala (Cleve) Atazadeh & M.B.Edlund.

Source of Synonymy
Atazadeh, I., Edlund, M.B., Van der Vijver, B., Mills, K., Spaulding, S.A., Gell, P.A., Crawford, S., Barton, A.F., Lee, S.S., Smith, K.E.L., Newall, P. & Potapova, M. (2014). Morphology, ecology and biogeography of Stauroneis pachycephala P.T. Cleve (Bacillariophyta) and its transfer to the genus Envekadea. Diatom Research 29(4): 455-464, 40 fig., 2 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: South Africa: Port Elizabeth: Baakans River; (INA 1996) Lectotype (fide Atazadeh et al., 2014, 457): Joshua; ANSP; Cleve & Møller nr. 197 (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 12 March 2020

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025

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