Rhaphoneis surirelloides Simonsen 1974

Publication Details
Rhaphoneis surirelloides Simonsen 1974: 35, pl. 23: figs 2-8

Published in: Simonsen, R. (1974). The diatom plankton of the Indian Ocean Expedition of R/V Meteor 1964-5. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse. Reihe D: Biologie 19: 1-107.

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 Delphineis surirelloides (Simonsen) G.W.Andrews.

Source of Synonymy
Andrews, G.W. (1981). Revision of the diatoms genus Delphineis and morphology of Delphineis surirella. In: Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Recent and Fossil Diatoms. Budapest, September 1-5, 1980. (Ross, R. Eds), pp. 81-92. Königstein: Koeltz Botanical Books.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.

Last updated: 20 July 2017

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Taxonomic note
Day et al. (1995) record this as being a currently accepted name. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 July 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025