Meloneis Louvrou, Danielidis & Economou-Amilli, 2013

Holotype species: Meloneis mimallis Louvrou, Danielidis & Economou-Amilli

Original publication and holotype designation: Louvrou, I., Danielidis, D.B. & Economou-Amilli, A. (2012). Meloneis gen. nov., a new epipsammic genus of Rhaphoneidaceae (Bacillariophyceae). PLOS One 7(e32198): 1-7, 3 fig., 2 tables.

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Description: Valves with flat surface, shallow mantles, broadly lanceolate outline, smoothly convex sides and slightly produced apices. Axial area hyaline, distinct, narrow, linear to slightly lanceolate. Valve surface covered with round to ovate rota-type areolae, radiating in curved transverse striae from the axial area. Transverse striae not aligned across the axial area. A single continuous row of areolae runs along the mantle; mantle areolae aligned with the transverse striae. A single large rimoportula placed in-between the areolae of the last transversal stria at each valve end. A pseudocellus consisting of 2 to several fine pores in a rather circular pattern at each valve end. Edge of the valve face ornamented by an irregular row of low siliceous dome-like papillae.

Origin of description: this description is from the original publication; it may have been modified slightly. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2022-12-28 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.

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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. 28 December 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024