Discostella guiyangensis Y.D.Xiang, Q.Liu & S.L.Xie 2024

Publication Details
Discostella guiyangensis Y.D.Xiang, Q.Liu & S.L.Xie 2024: 1316, figs 1–4

Published in: Xiang, Y., Nan, F., Liu, X., Xie, S.. Kociolek, J.P. & Liu, Q. (2024). A new species of Discostella guiyangensis sp. nov. (Bacillariophyta, Stephanodiscales) from Guiyang, China: Morphology and phylogeny. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 42: 1312–1324.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Discostella is Discostella stelligera (Cleve & Grunow) Houk & Klee.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Discocyclus hubeianus (J.Y.Chen & H.Z.Zhu) Rioual.

Source of Synonymy
Rioual, P., Schultz, K., Joh, G. & Liao, M. (2025). Cyclotella or Discostella? an evaluation of the morphological and molecular evidence regarding the generic placement of a centric diatom from eastern Asia and the creation of Discocyclus gen. nov. Taxonomy 5(17): 1–12, 4 figures, 1 table.

Type Information
Type locality: "China. Huaxi Park, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 26°26'25"N, 106°40'39"E, altitude 1,158 m, pH 7.7"; (Xiang & al. 2024: 1316) Holotype: Qi LIU; 18 October 2020; SXU; GY202008 005-1 (Xiang & al. 2024: 1316)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 31 March 2025 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 March 2025

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 April 2025