| Name | Desikaneis A. K. S. Prasad |
| Authorship | A. K. S. Prasad |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Fragilariaceae Kützing |
| Contains | Desikaneis sp. |
| Remarks | Type: D. gessneri (Hustedt) A.K.S.K. Prasad (Fragilaria gessneri Hustedt 1956) |
| Citation | 1993 Phycologia 32: 435 |