Pliocaenicus tanimurae H.Tanaka & M.Saito-Kato 2011
Publication Details
Pliocaenicus tanimurae H.Tanaka & M.Saito-Kato 2011: 156, figs 2-24
Published in: Tanaka, H. & Saito-Kato, M. (2011). Pliocaenicus tanimurae, a new Pliocene diatom species from Aguni Island, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Diatom Research 26(2): 155-160.
Request PDFPublication date: 2011
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pliocaenicus is Pliocaenicus hercynicus Round & Håkansson.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Lindavia tanimurae (H.Tanaka & Saito-Kato) Nakov, Guillory, Julius, Theriot & Alverson.
Type Information
Type locality: Fudenzaki, Aguni Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (26°34.5'N, 127°13'E); (Tanaka & Saito-Kato 2011: 156) Holotype: Hiroyuki Tanaka; 7 July 2009; muddy tuff of the Fudenzaki Formation; Micropaleontology Collection, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo; MPC-04891 (type material AGU-107) (Tanaka & Saito-Kato 2011: 156) Notes: Isotype: TA-3471 (Maebashi Diatom Institute, Maebashi , Japan).
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 18 November 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 27 March 2023
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 March 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
