Rhaphoneis amphiceros var. cruciata (Janisch & Rabenhorst) Mereschkowsky 1902

Current name:
Perissonoë crucifera (Kitton) Desikachary & al.
1000x _Dim. 27 x 27 µm - 25 April 2013. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Rhaphoneis amphiceros var. cruciata (Janisch & Rabenhorst) Mereschkowsky 1902: 17, pl. 4: figs 19-20
Published in: Mereschkowsky, C. (1902). On Polynesian diatoms. Scripta Botanica Horti Universitatis (Imperialis) 18: [1-30] 99-164?, 3 pls [IV–VI].
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 Perissonoë crucifera (Kitton) Desikachary & al..
Source of Synonymy
Desikachary, T.V., Gowthaman, S., Hema, A., Prasaed, A.K.S.K. & Prema, P. (1987). Genus Perissonoë (Fragillariaceae, Bacillariophyceae) from the Indian Ocean. Current Science 56(17): 879-882, 10 figs.
Basionym
Amphitetras cruciata Janisch & Rabenhorst
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 September 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 September 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025