Auriculopsis Hendey, 1964

Holotype species: Auriculopsis sparsipunctata Hendey

Original publication and holotype designation: Hendey, N.I. (1964). An introductory account of the smaller algae of British coastal waters. Part V: Bacillariophyceae (diatoms). pp. [i]-xxii, 1-317. London: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fishery Investigations. Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.

Description: Cells solitary, transapically cuneate. Valves semi-elliptical with a strongly convex dorsal margin bearing a row of coarse puncta, valve mantle deep. Valve surface hyaline, with a few scattered puncta.

Information contributed by: Original description.. The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2018-01-12 by M.D. Guiry.

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

Comments: The type material of this rarely reported genus was collected from the marine sands of Nibe Bredning, Denmark.

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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. 12 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024