Stauroneis membranacea (Cleve) Hustedt 1959
Current name:
Meuniera membranacea (Cleve) P.C.Silva
The chloroplasts of this species form characteristic ribbon-like structures, which make it readily identifiable.Robin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Stauroneis membranacea (Cleve) Hustedt 1959: 833, fig. 1176
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1927). Die Kieselalgen Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz unter Berücksichtigung der übrigen Länder Europas sowie der angrenzenden Meeresgebiete. Bd. VII: Teil 1: Liefrung 1. In: Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. (Anon. Eds), pp. [1]-272. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.h..
Publication date: Mar 1927
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 Meuniera membranacea (Cleve) P.C.Silva.
Basionym
Navicula membranacea Cleve
Type Information
Type locality: England: off Plymouth: W of Scotland; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), membranous (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 February 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 December 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024