Placoneis yucatanensis Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007
Publication Details
Placoneis yucatanensis Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 233, pl. 114: figs 7-11
Published in: Metzeltin, D. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (2007). Tropical diatoms of South America II. Special remarks on biogeography disjunction. Iconographia Diatomologica 18: 1-877, incl. 296 pl.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Placoneis is Placoneis gastrum (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Mexico, Yucatan peninsula, Waterfall Agua Azul"; (Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 234) Type: D. Metzeltin; 23. Dec. 1993; FR; Praep. AmS-622A in Coll. Lange-Bertalot (Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 234)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 November 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024