Polymyxus Bailey ex L.W.Bailey, 1861
Holotype species: Polymyxus coronalis L.W.Bailey
Publication details: Bailey ex L.W.Bailey, 1861: 165
Original publication and holotype designation: Bailey, L.W. (1861). New species of microscopical organisms, chiefly from the River Para. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 8: 162-169.
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Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Taxonomic note
Index Nominum Genericorum: Polymyxus L.W. Bailey 1862: 341 (Bacillariophyta); type: P. coronalis L.W. Bailey. Index Nominum Algarum: Polymyxus (Diatomaceae); P. coronalis L.W. Bailey 1861: 165; 1862: 341, figs 55-59. According to Nelson & De Peribonio (1993: 167), the centric diatom genus Polymyxus (Bacillariophyta) was originally described in 1862 by Loring W. Bailey and that many of his observations were based on material collected by his father Jacob W. Bailey. - (25 August 2009) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 October 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
