Placoneis attenuata Pomazkina & Radionova 2019

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Placoneis attenuata Pomazkina & Radionova 2019: 193

Published in: Pomazkina, G.V., Rodionova, E.V. & Sherbakova, T.A. (2019). Validation of 123 names of new diatom taxa from Lake Baikal. Limnology and Freshwater Biology 2019(1): 181-198.

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Publication date: 2019

Type 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 attenuata (Pomazkina & Rodionova) Kulikovskiy, Glushchenko, Mironov & Kociolek.

Source of Synonymy
Mironov, A., Glushchenko, A., Maltsev, Y., Genkal, S., Kuznetsova, I., Kociolek, J.P., Liu, Y. & Kulikovskiy M. (2024). Reassessment of pore occlusion in some diatom taxa with re-evaluation of Placoneis Mereschkowsky (Bacillariophyceae: Cymbellales) and description of two new genera. PeerJ 12(e17278): 1–62, 10 figures, 4 tables.

Type Information
Type locality: "Russia, Lake Baikal, the Olkhon Gates Strait, the Cape Otto-Khushin"; (Pomazkina, Rodionova & Sherbakova 2018: 193) Holotype: V. Votyakov; 25 June 1998; SB RAS; slide 0182-BK (Pomazkina, Rodionova & Sherbakova 2018: 193)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), attenuate (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 07 January 2020 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 June 2024

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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 11 July 2025

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