Ceratoneis iyengari E.A.Gonzalves & H.P.Gandhi 1952
Publication Details
Ceratoneis iyengari E.A.Gonzalves & H.P.Gandhi 1952: 123, fig.11 (as 'iyengarii')
Published in: Gonzalves, E.A. & Gandhi, H.P. (1952). A systematic account of the diatoms of Bombay and Salsette I. Centrales: Sub-order Discineae and Pennales: Sub-orders Araphidineae, Raphidioidineae, Monoraphidineae and Biraphidineae. Journal of the Indian Botanical Society 31(3): 117-151, 61 figs.
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: Bombay: Mahim Creek; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: brackish water; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Lectotype specimen (CESH-5-92, 'Dharavi rd [road], brackish water, 23-12-45' (Karthick et al., 2009; figs 3-6) ? [Karthick et al., 2009: 236 conclude that Ceratoneis iyengarii is a name that refers to the early part of the life-cycle of an as yet unidentified species of Achnanthes.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 November 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 November 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
