Cocconeis stauroneiformis H.Okuno 1957

Current name:
Cocconeis stauroneiformis H.Okuno
600x __Dim. 15 x 22 µm - 20 July 2011. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Cocconeis stauroneiformis H.Okuno 1957: 217, pl. 6: fig. 2
Published in: Okuno, H. (1957). Electron-microscopical study of the fine structure of diatom frustrules. XVI. Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 70: 216-222.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cocconeis is Cocconeis scutellum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 December 2021
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Nomenclatural note
According to INA, "intended combination, treated as new name; basionym attributed to W. Smith (Syn. Brit. Diat. 1: 22, pl. XXX: fig. 34. 1853), who, however, published the variety without a name, writing 'b. Nodule dilated into a Stauros'". - (06 October 2017) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Taxonomic note
New name for Cocconeis scutellum var. stauroneiformis Grunow (INA). - (04 February 2019) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 June 2025