Stauroneis inflata Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Stauroneis inflata Kützing 1844: 105, pl. 30: fig. 22
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Request PDFPublication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Stauroneis is Stauroneis phoenicenteron (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Achnanthes inflata (Kützing) Grunow.
Source of Synonymy
Grunow, A. (1868 '1867'). Algae. In: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Botanischer Theil. Erster Band. Sporenpflanzen. (Fenzl, E. et al. Eds), pp. 1-104. Wien [Vienna]: Aus der Kaiserlich Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckeri in Commission bei Karl Gerold's Sohn.
Type Information
Type locality: Insel Trinidad; (INA 1996)Krüger; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), swollen.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 August 2023
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Taxonomic note
Combination also proposed by Heiden, 1903, in A. Schmidt's Atlas: pl. 241, fig. 2,8,11. Nomen. It was illegitimate: not Stauroneis inflata Kützing 1844. [INA] - (08 October 2017) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025
