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Minidiscus decoratus M.-J. Chrétiennot-Dinet & I. Quiroga in Quigora & Chrétiennot-Dinet 2004, p. 342; fig. 9-12, 17
StatusValid
Published inQuiroga, I. and Chrétiennot-Dinet, M-J. 2004 [ref. 013305]. A new species of Minidiscus (Diatomophyceae, Thalassiosiraceae) from the eastern English Channel, France. Botanica Marina 47(4):341-348.
TypeHolotype: Fig 9, deposited as Micrograph No. 15000 in the photographic Collection of the Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France. As the material was collected on a filter and prepared for SEM examination, it was not possible to preserve a specimen for the type. We therefore used Figure 9 as an illustration to designate the type of M. decoratus.INA card not found. Click here to check this name in the INA website.
Type LocalityEnglish Channel, 50o48'N, 1o34'E, 2 m depth.Language of descriptionL, E
CollectorV. GentilhommeAssessment of record accuracylikely accurate
Collection data3/11/2002