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

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].

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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

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