Psammodiscus nov. gen. Based on Coscinodiscus nitidus
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of Botany
- Vol. 46 (3) , 367-373
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aob.a085926
Abstract
The epipsammic diatom Coscinodiscus nitidus differs from typical Coscinodiscus species in areola arrangement and structure, closing membrane structure, rimoportula arrangement, and habitat. Several similarities exist between it and Rhaphoneis species but, while the relationship between these is close, the two cannot be considered congeneric. A new genus, Psammodiscus, is created to include C. nitidus.Keywords
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