Stauroneis acuta var. tenuis Gonzalves & H.P.Gandhi, nom. illeg. 1954
Publication Details
Stauroneis acuta var. tenuis Gonzalves & H.P.Gandhi, nom. illeg. 1954: 260, fig. 100
Published in: Gonzalves, E.A. & Gandhi, H.P. (1954). A systematic account of the diatoms of Bombay and Salsette III. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 33: 338-350.
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 Stauroneis acutopsis Wadmare & B.Karthick.
Type Information
Type locality: India, Mumbai (then Bombay), Maharashtra, Chembur hills (19.049°N, 72.899°E); (Wadmare & al. 2023: 371) Lectotype: Mr. H.P. Gandhi; 18 July 1945; freshwater streams and pools; AHMA, Gandhi Coll.; slide-Sr. 8 (Wadmare & al. 2023: 371, fig. 71)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 January 2024
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
