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| Giffenia F.E. Round & P.W. Basson 1998 ('Nov. 1997'), p. 348 | |
| Generitype | T: Giffenia cocconeiformis (Grunow) F.E. Rond & P.W. Basson (= Nitzschia cocconeiformis Grunow 1880) |
| Designated by | Round & Basson (007018) |
| Year Designated | 1998 |
| Nomenclatural status | valid |
| Recent revisions | |
| Comments | Type by original designation (also monotypic). Printed date “Nov. 1997’ |
| Published in |
Round, F.E. and Basson, P.W. 1997 (ref. 7018) A new diatom genus (Giffenia) based on Nitzschia cocconeiformis Grun. and a note on Nitzschia (Tryblionella) lanceolata Grun. Diatom Research, Vol:12[2], 347-355 |