Ceratoneis longissima Brébisson ex Kützing 1849
Current name:
Nitzschia longissima (Brébisson ex Kützing) Grunow
Estepona, Malaga province, Spain; Imaged with a Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, 75 µm length and 8 µm width, stacked and stitched in Photoshop, Marine sample, Alboran Sea. - 28 July 2019. Forbes Pettigrew
Publication Details
Ceratoneis longissima Brébisson ex Kützing 1849: 891
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceratoneis is Ceratoneis closterium Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Nitzschia longissima (Brébisson ex Kützing) Grunow.
Type Information
Type locality: in ostreariis Calvadosii [Calvados, Normandy, France; on oysters]; (Kützing 1849: 891) Notes: Type probably in Leiden.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very long (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 August 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
