Ceratoneis arcus var. amphioxys (Rabenhorst) Brun 1880
Publication Details
Ceratoneis arcus var. amphioxys (Rabenhorst) Brun 1880: 52, pl. 2: fig. 28
Published in: Brun, J. [Brun, J.-J.] (1880). Diatomées des Alpes et du Jura et de la region Suisse et Française des environs de Genève. pp. 1-146, 9 pls. Genève & Paris: H. Georg; Georges Masson.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceratoneis is Ceratoneis closterium Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Hannaea arcus var. amphioxys (Rabenhorst) R.M.Patrick.
Source of Synonymy
Patrick, R.[M.] & Reimer, C.W. (1966). The diatoms of the United States exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii. Volume 1: Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae, Achnanthaceae, Naviculaceae. Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 13: 1-688.
Basionym
Ceratoneis amphioxys Rabenhorst
Type Information
Lectotype locality: Grenzbach, Bärenstein, near Annaberg-Buchholz (Saxony, Germany); (Van de Vijver & Ector 2020: 2) Lectotype: BR; (Van de Vijver & Ector 2020: 2 (represented by fig. 25)) Notes: Epitype (here designated for the lectotype of Ceratoneis amphioxys Rabenhorst): slide VII- 12-C4 (BR), Alps, 2600 m, Salvan (Canton of Valais, Switzerland), made and identified by Prof. J.-J. Brun, Genève. The epitype is here represented by Fig. 51 in Van der Vijver & Ector (2020).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), arc, bow or curve; arch (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
