Doryphora amphiceros (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844
Current name:
Rhaphoneis amphiceros (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg
1000x m__Dim. Lenght : 30 and 48 µm - 16 May 2011. Robert Lavigne. (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Doryphora amphiceros (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1844: 74
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Doryphora.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Rhaphoneis amphiceros (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Cocconeis amphiceros Ehrenberg
Type Information
Lectotype locality: “Ad ostium Albis maritima" [North Sea, mouth of river Elbe in Cuxhaven, Germany].; (Jahn & Kusber 2004: 586) Notes: Lectotype (designated deignated by Jahn & Kusber 2004: 586): Specimen in blue ring on preparation No. 540043-4 in BHUPM (Fig. 47). The lectotype specimen corresponds to the specimen on drawing sheet No. 1036 in BHUPM (Fig. 46).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 January 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024