Stauroneis obesa Greville 1865
Publication Details
Stauroneis obesa Greville 1865: 237; pl. III, fig. 12
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1865). Descriptions of new genera and species of diatoms from the South Pacific. Part 3. Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 8: 233-238, 1 pl.
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 Achnanthes obesa (Greville) Riaux-Gobin, Compère, Hinz & Ector.
Type Information
Type locality: Australia. Queensland: Curteis Straits; (Riaux-Gobin & al. 2015: 112) Type : BM; 2736 (cf Williams 1988: 47, pl. 54, figs 5, 6) (Riaux-Gobin & al. 2015: 112)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 August 2022
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Citing AlgaeBase
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 August 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
