Diploneis ovalis subsp. arctica Lange-Bertalot 1999
Publication Details
Diploneis ovalis subsp. arctica Lange-Bertalot 1999: 42, pl. 43: figs. 1-3; pl. 44a: figs. 1-5; pl. 44b: figs. 5, 6; pl. 44c: fig. 4
Published in: Lange-Bertalot, H. & Genkal, S.I. (1999). Diatoms from Siberia I - Islands in the Arctic Ocean (Yugorsky-Shar Strait) Diatomeen aus Siberien. I. Insel im Arktischen Ozean (Yugorsky-Shar Strait). Iconographia Diatomologica 6: 1-271, 941 figs in 77 pls; "2nd corrected printing".
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Diploneis is Diploneis didymus (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Diploneis arctica (Lange-Bertalot) Lange-Bertalot & Fuhrmann.
Source of Synonymy
Lange-Bertalot, H. & Fuhrmann, A. (2016). Contribution to the genus Diploneis (Bacillariophyta): twelve species from Holarctic freshwater habitats proposed as new to science. Fottea, Olomouc 16(2): 157-183, 150 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oval, elliptical, i.e., broadest at the middle, the sides curved and length:breadth generally 2:1 (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 August 2004 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 23 April 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2025
