Rhaphoneis superba (C.Janisch) Grunow 1862

Publication Details
Rhaphoneis superba (C.Janisch) Grunow 1862: 68

Published in: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Erste Folge. Epithemieae, Meridioneae, Diatomeae, Entopyleae, Surirelleae, Amphipleureae. Zweite Folge. Familie Nitschiaea. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Rhaphoneis is Rhaphoneis amphiceros (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Neodetonia superba (C.Janisch) S.Blanco.

Source of Synonymy
Blanco, S. (2011). Neodetonia nom. nov., a replacement name for Detonia Frenguelli (Bacillariophyceae). Phycologia 50(3): 327.

Basionym
Cocconeis superba C.Janisch

Type Information
Type locality: Anagamos guano (Bolivian coast); Peru guano; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), superb.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 April 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025

 
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