Amicula Witkowski, Lange-Bertalot & Metzeltin, 2000

Holotype species: Amicula specululum (Witkowski) Witkowski

Original publication and holotype designation: Witkowski, A., Lange-Bertalot, H. & Metzeltin, D. (2000). Diatom flora of marine coasts I. Iconographia Diatomologica 7: 1-925, incl. 219 pls with 4504 figs.

Description: Valves elliptic to linear-elliptic with broadly rounded apices. Raphe straight, external central endings distant, apical endings terminate at a certain distance from the apices, axial area connected to central area, broad, elliptic. Transapical striae barely discernible in LM, limited only to the marginal part of the valve. Areolae in EM covered with rotae.

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 2022-11-11 by M.D. Guiry.

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

Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Gastineau, R., Li, C., Ashworth, M.P., Witkowski, A., Turmel, M., Górecka, E., Frankovich, T.A., Wachnicka, A., Lobban, C.S., Theriot, E.C., Otis, C., Dabek, P., Binczewska, A. & Lemieux, C. (2022). A new insight into Amicula, a genus of tiny marine benthic diatoms with the description of two new tropical and the largest mitogenome known for a stramenopile. Frontiers in Marine Science 9(941506): 1-10, 7 figs.

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