Placoneis mutica (Kützing) Mereschkowsky 1903
Publication Details
Placoneis mutica (Kützing) Mereschkowsky 1903: 9
Published in: Mereschkowsky, C. (1903). Über Placoneis, ein neues Diatomeen-Genus. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 15(1): 1-30, pl. 1.
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 Luticola mutica (Kützing) D.G.Mann.
Basionym
Navicula mutica Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: East Frisian Islands: Wangerooge; (INA 1996) Type: brackish rain puddles; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), without a point, awnless, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 28 March 2009 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 26 December 2011
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Habitat note
Also living in brackish water. Aerophil - (26 December 2011) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 December 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 July 2025
