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| Pyxilla R.K. Greville 1865, pg. 1 | |
| Generitype | LT: Pyxilla johnsoniana Greville |
| Designated by | Round, Crawford & Mann (1990), p. 700 (ref. 003245) |
| Year Designated | 1990 |
| Nomenclatural status | valid |
| Recent revisions | Strelnikova 1982 (ref. 006719), Strelnikova & Nikolaev 1989 (ref. 006880) |
| Comments | Two species originally included, Pyxilla johnsoniana R.K. Greville and Pyxilla barbadensis Greville, and no type is designated. See Forti 1909 (ref. 000336) (monograph of genus Pyxilla). |
| Published in |
Greville, R.K. 1865 (ref. 420) Descriptions of new and rare Diatoms. Series XIV. Transactions of the Microscopical Society, New Series, London, Vol:13, 1-10, pls I & II |