Climaconeis Grunow, 1862

Lectotype species: Climaconeis lorenzii Grunow

Original publication: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Erste Folge. Epithemieae, Meridioneae, Diatomeae, Entopyleae, Surirelleae, Amphipleureae. Zweite Folge. Familie Nitschiaea. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.

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Type designated in: Van Heurck, H. (1896). A treatise on the Diatomaceae. Translated by W.E. Baxter. pp. 1-558, pls 1-35. London: William Wesley & Son.

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Description: Cells free-living, epipelic, marine with pairs of H-shaped chloroplasts with conspicuous pyrenoids. The chloroplasts are evenly distributed on either side of the central cytoplasm towards the cell apices, varying in number between four and 20 according to species. The valves are narrowly linear, linear-lanceolate or lunate, with obtuse apices which may be slightly capitate in the apically asymmetrical forms. Raphe central, straight or deflected to one side at the centre, biarcuate in the lunate forms, closer to the ventral margin at the centre. Usually the thickenings around the raphe are even and the helictoglossae are narrow but highly refractive.

Information contributed by: As emeneded by Cox (1982: 165, 166). The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2017-11-30 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms. Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. [i-ix], 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Comments: Additional changed to the generic description of Climaconeis (Grun.) emend. E.J. Cox proposed by Lobban et al. (2010: 306). Description also in Prasad et al. (2000: 210), generally following that given in Cox (1982) and Round et al. (1990).

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 November 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024