Cometes H.Edsbagge, 1966, nom. illeg.

Type species: a type species (generitype) appears not to have been designated.

Description: Frustules cuneate in girdle view. Valves heteropolar, clavate in valve view. Valve face flat, sternum broad or narrow; transapical striae more or less parallel. Septa lacking. This taxon has only been recorded from the marine benthos of the west coast of Sweden. Because the valvar outline and structure of Cometes bear a strong resemblance to those of Opephora and Martyana, further study of the type material may warrant the inclusion of Cometes into one of these genera.

Information kindly contributed by M.C. Amspoker but may now be outdated.

Taxonomic status: The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

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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. 20 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024