Desikaneis gessneri (Hustedt) A.K.S.K.Prasad 1993
Publication Details
Desikaneis gessneri (Hustedt) A.K.S.K.Prasad 1993: 435, figs 1-35
Published in: Prasad, A.K.S.K. & Livingston, R.J. (1993). Frustule morphology of the planktonic pennate diatom Fragilaria gessneri Hustedt (Bacillariophyta) from the Florida coast of the Gulf of Mexico, with a description of Desikaneis gen. nov. Phycologia 32(6): 434-443.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Desikaneis.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Desikaneis simplex (Frenguelli) Tremarin, Procopiak & Ludwig.
Basionym
Fragilaria gessneri Hustedt
Type Information
Type locality: Lago Maracaibo, Venezuela; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype (designated by Simonsen 1987: 434): BRM; 343/95b. Lago Maracaibo. Venezuela. St. 17. (Simonsen 1987: 434)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
