Published August 29, 2013 | Version v1
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Gato Lobban & J. N. Navarro 2013, gen. nov.

  • 1. Division of Natural Sciences, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA;
  • 2. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, PR 00717, USA;

Description

Gato Lobban & J.N. Navarro gen. nov.

Frustula heteropolara heterovalvaraque, subtiliter striata, sterno angusto irregulari. Striae porosae, uniseriatae, marginem valvarum attingentes. Rimoportula grandior ad polum basalem valvae unae, rimoportula parvior ad polos apicales ambo valvarum. Series pororum marginatorum secus marginem valvarum utrinque poli basalis.

Frustules heteropolar and heterovalvar, finely striated with narrow, irregular sternum. Striae porate, uniseriate, continuing to valve border. Larger rimoportula at foot pole of one valve, one smaller rimoportula at head pole of each valve. Row of rimmed pores along valve margin on each side of the foot pole.

Notes

Published as part of Lobban, Christopher S. & Navarro, J. Nelson, 2013, Gato hyalinus gen. et sp. nov., an unusual araphid tube-dwelling diatom from Western Pacific and Caribbean islands, pp. 22-31 in Phytotaxa 127 (1) on page 23, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.127.1.6, http://zenodo.org/record/5085431

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Lobban & J. N. Navarro
Kingdom
Chromista
Phylum
Bacillariophyta
Order
Mastogloiales
Family
Mastogloiaceae
Genus
Gato
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Taxonomic concept label
Gato Lobban & Navarro, 2013