Diploneis smithii var. rhombica Mereschkowsky 1902

Publication Details
Diploneis smithii var. rhombica Mereschkowsky 1902: 319, pl. II [2]: figs 19-21

Published in: Mereschkowsky, C. (1902). Note sur quelques Diatomées de la Mer Noire. Journal de Botanique [Morot] 16: 319-324, 358-360, 416-430.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Diploneis is Diploneis didymus (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Diploneis mereschkowskyi Lange-Bertalot, Fuhrmann & Werum.

Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H., Fuhrmann, A. & Werum, M (2020). Freshwater Diploneis: species diversity in the Holarctic and spot checks from elsewhere. In: Diatoms of Europe. Diatoms of European inland water and comparable habitats. Freshwater Diploneis Two studies. (Lange-Bertalot, H. Eds), pp. 1-526 [691-699]. Glashütten: Koeltz Botanical Books.

Type Information
Type locality: Black Sea; (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 28 March 2023

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Nomenclatural note
As f. rhombica in Hartley et al. (1996: 190) and in Proschkina-Lavrenko (1950: 135). - (21 January 2016) - M.D. Guiry

Taxonomic note
According to Pennesi et al. (2017: 208), Diploneis smithii f. rhombica (Mereschkowsky) Hustedt 1937 is a synonym of D. smithii var. rhombica Mereschkowsky. - (18 December 2017) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025