Amphora decipiens Grunow 1883
Publication Details
Amphora decipiens Grunow 1883: pl. 22B, fig. 11 (as 'Amphora (Amphoropsis) decipiens Grun. (Amphiprora plicata Gregory?)')
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1882). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Atlas. pp. pls LXXVIII-CXXXII [78-132 and supplementary pls 22 bis, 82bis, 83bis, 83ter, 95bis], tables genres. Anvers: Ducaju et Cie.
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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Auricula decipiens (Grunow) Cleve.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve, P.T. (1894). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Series 4 26(2): 1-194, 5 pls.
Type Information
Type locality: UK: Scotland: Firth of Tay.; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), deceiving (used of a species closely resembling another) (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 December 2024
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Nomenclatural note
See CAS Diatom Collection. - (17 March 2022) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
Taxonomic note
Binomial also proposed by P.T. Cleve 1895, Synopsis of the Naviculoid Diatoms, Part II, Kongl. Svenska Vet.-Akad. Handl., ser. 4, 27(3):108; pl. IV, fig. 16-18, but it was illegitimate: non Amphora decipiens Grunow in Van Heurck 1883. (See INA and CAS Diatom Collection). - (21 December 2024) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 May 2025
