Diploneis weissflogii (A.Schmidt) Cleve (Pl. 8, Fig. 13) References: Hustedt 1931 -59, fig. 1085; Witkowski et al. 2000, pl. 92, figs 4-5, pl. 94, figs 12-13. Features: Apical axis: 18-28 µm, transapical axis: 12-18 µm, striae 8-9 in 10 µm. Valves elliptical with round to slightly produced apices, sharply constricted in the middle forming tongue-shaped halves. Central raphe endings small and elongate. Horns parallel and approaching at ends. Costae marked and elongated in mid-valve, slightly radiate and interrupted by several longitudinal ribs. Remarks: Only small specimens have been found in the Mascarenes and all with one half of the valve slightly larger than the other. Widespread species in warm waters. Occurrence: Rare in Reunion and Rodrigues Islands. Previously reported from Seychelles (G).

Published as part of Al-Handal, Adil Y., Compère, Pierre & Criobe-Usr, Catherine Riaux-Gobin, 2016, Marine benthic diatoms in the coral reefs of Reunion and Rodrigues Islands, West Indian Ocean, pp. 1-78 in Micronesica 2016 (3) on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13282811