Minidiscus decoratus Chrétiennot-Dinet & Quiroga 2004
Publication Details
Minidiscus decoratus Chrétiennot-Dinet & Quiroga 2004: 341, figs 9-12, 17
Published in: Quiroga, I. & Chrétiennot-Dinet, M.-J. (2004). A new species of Minidiscus (Diatomophyceae, Thalassiosiraceae) from the eastern English Channel, France. Botanica Marina 47: 341-348, 17 figs, 3 tables.
Publication date: 2004
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Minidiscus is Minidiscus trioculatus (F.J.R.Taylor) Hasle.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
English Channel (50º48'N, 1º34'E); (Quiroga & Chrétiennot-Dinet 2004: 342) Holotype: V. Gentilhomme; 11 March 2002; 2m depth; (Quiroga & Chrétiennot-Dinet 2004: 342) Notes: Holotype: Fig. 9. Deposited as Micrograph no. 15000 in the photographic Collection of the Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Cells solitary, diameter 2.5-2.9 µm. Valves circular, not convex, with a narrow margin. Pervalvar axis about 2 µm. On each valve one labiate process slightly distant from the valve centre and 2-3 strutted processes distant from the margin, each with two satellite pores. Valve surface almost flat, smooth except for one or more rows of areolae forming an elegant pattern
Created: 20 November 2004 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 24 March 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
