Placoneis pseudanglica E.J.Cox, nom. illeg. 1988
Publication Details
Placoneis pseudanglica E.J.Cox, nom. illeg. 1988: 155, figs 11, 12, 17-19, 47, 49, 50
Published in: Cox, E.J. (1987). Placoneis Mereschkowsky: the re-evaluation of a diatom genus originally characterized by its chloroplast type. Diatom Research 2(2): 145-157.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Placoneis is Placoneis gastrum (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Witkowskia anglophila (Lange-Bertalot) Kulikovskiy, Glushchenko, Mironov & Kociolek.
Source of Synonymy
Metzeltin, D., Lange-Bertalot, H. & García-Rodriguez, F. (2005). Diatoms of Uruguay. Compared with other taxa from South America and elsewhere. Iconographia Diatomologica 15: 1-736, 3603 figs in 241 plates.
Basionym
Navicula pseudanglica Lange-Bertalot
Type Information
Type locality: Poland: Charemsee (Masuren, Ostpreussen); (INA 1996)coll. Hustedt; N2/48 (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 June 2024
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Nomenclatural notes
Treated as a new name. Illegitimate, based on an illegitimate name. Also a superfluous name for Placoneis anglophila (Lange-Bertalot) Lange-Bertalot, 1987. - (11 October 2011) - M.D. Guiry
Reavie (2022: 368 cites the authority as (Lange-Bertalot) E.J. Cox. - (19 May 2023) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025
