Placoneis placentula (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky 1903
Publication Details
Placoneis placentula (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky 1903: 24
Published in: Mereschkowsky, C. (1903). Über Placoneis, ein neues Diatomeen-Genus. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 15(1): 1-30, pl. 1.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Placoneis is Placoneis gastrum (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Paraplaconeis placentula (Ehrenberg) Kulikovskiy & Lange-Bertalot.
Source of Synonymy
Kulikovskiy, M.S., Lange-Bertalot, H., Metzeltin, D. & Witkowski, A. (2012). Lake Baikal: Hotspot of endemic diatoms I. Iconographia Diatomologica 23: 1-607, incl. 156 pls.
Basionym
Pinnularia placentula Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Vera Cruz, Mexico; (Jahn 2004: 232) Lectotype: BM 93093 (Lilliesleaf Pond) (epitype) seaweeds and sediments from the coast of the ocean; BHUPM; fig. 19 on Ehrenberg's drawing sheet No. 2062 (Jahn 2004: 232, fig. 1)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 November 2024
