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Campyloneis Grunow, 1862Order Achnanthales; Family Cocconeidaceae; 12 of 33 described species are currently accepted (Guiry 2012).
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Morphology: |
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Broadly ovoid monoraphe unicell. Excellent SEM photographs can be found in De Stefano et al. (2003).
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De Stefano, M., H. Wiebe, C.F. Kooistra, and D. Marino 2003. Morphology of the diagom genus Campyloneis (Bacillariophyceae, Bacillariophyta), with a description of Campyloneis juliae sp. no. and an evaluation of the function of the valvocopulae. J. Phycol. 39(4):735-753. Grunow, A. (1862). Die Österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472, 545-588. M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 December 2012. |