Podosira polita Hanna & Grant

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Bacillariophyta
Subphylum Coscinodiscophytina
Class Coscinodiscophyceae
Subclass Melosirophycidae
Order Melosirales
Family Hyalodiscaceae
Genus Podosira

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Publication details
Podosira polita Hanna & Grant 1926: 164; pl. 20: fig. 5

Published in: Hanna, G.D. & Grant, W.G. (1926). Expedition to the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico, in 1925, II. Miocene marine diatoms from Maria Madre Island, Mexico. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, series 4, 15(2): 115-193.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Podosira is Podosira moniliformis Ehrenberg.

Fossil
This is a fossil species seemingly without extant populations.

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), polished or refined.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Type information
Mexico: Maria Madre Isl. (Miocene)

No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.

Created: 10 October 2019 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Verified by: 10 October 2019 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 November 2019.