Lennoxia H.A.Thomsen & K.R.Buck, 1993

Holotype species: Lennoxia faveolata H.A.Thomsen & K.R.Buck

Original publication and holotype designation: Thomsen, H.A., Buck, K.R., Marino, D., Sarno, D., Hansen, L.E., Østergaard, J.B. & Krupp, J. (1993). Lennoxia faveolata gen. et sp. nov. (Diatomophyceae) from South America, California, West Greenland and Denmark. Phycologia 32: 278-283, 18 figs, 1 table.

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Description: Cells weakly silicified, solitary and planktonic, with a single chloroplast. Frustule bipolar, spindle-shaped in valve view with a curved apical axis; the middle part of the frustule is roughly triangular in shape, superficially resembling certain marine planktonic Nitzschia (subg. Nitzschiella) species. Valve face ornamented by honeycomb pattern of flat, hexagonal chambers arranged along 3 sets of lines. Marginal rimoportula-like structure present on one valve. Cingulum consists of approximately 8 narrow, unornamented bands. Collected from marine waters off South America, California, West Greenland and Denmark.

Information contributed by: M. C. Amspoker. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2023-04-06 by M.D. Guiry.

Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Williams, D.M. & Sims, P.A. (2023). The diatom genus Longinata Hajós (Bacillariophyta): structure, relationships and distribution. Phytotaxa 591(3): 209219, 24 figs, 4 tables.

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Descriptions of chrysophyte genera were subsequently published in J. Kristiansen & H.R. Preisig (eds.). 2001. Encyclopedia of Chrysophyte Genera. Bibliotheca Phycologica 110: 1-260.

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024