Ceratoneis fusiformis Y.Iwahashi 1936
Publication Details
Ceratoneis fusiformis Y.Iwahashi 1936: 392, fig. 1: i
Published in: Iwahashi, Y. (1936). Studies on fresh-water diatoms of western Japan. (I). Journal of Japanese Botany 12: 390-401, 3 figs. [in English, Latin, Japanese]
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceratoneis is Ceratoneis closterium Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Kanazawa, prov. Kaga; (Iwahashi 1936: 392) Type: In tufts of the moss beside the stream (epitype) Y. Iwahashi; x. 1935; (Index Nominum Algarum: 392)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), fusiform; swollen at the middle and tapering to each end like a spindle; narrowly ellipsoid (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 July 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 July 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
