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Name derivation:
Classification:
Biremis D.G.Mann and E.J.Cox 1990; 13 of 24 species descriptions are currently accepted (Guiry 2012) Order Naviculales; Family Scoliotropidaceae
Morphology:
Symmetric biraphe diatom with marginal striae and areolae along one side of valve.
Similar genera:
Originally described as Navicula lucens in 1934 by Hustedt (Sabbe et al. 1995).
Habitat:
Brackish and marine sandy benthos.
References:
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 December 2012. Mann, D.G., and E.J. Cox 1990. In: Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. and Mann, D.G. (Eds.). The Diatoms: Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. i-xi, 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Sabbe, K., A. Witkowski, and W. Vyverman 1995. Taxonomy, morphology, and ecology of Biremis lucens comb. nov. (Bacillariophyta): A brackish-marine, benthic diatom species comprising different morphological types. Botanica Marina 38:379-391.