Gato
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Category
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ClassBacillariophyceae
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OrderFragilariophycidae ordo incertae sedis
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Family
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holotypeGato hyalinus Lobban and J.N.Navarro
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Citations & Links
Citations
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Publication Link: 10.11646/phytotaxa.127.1.6
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Publication Link: 10.1127/nova_hedwigia/2021/0630
Links
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Index Nominum Algarum
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DiatomBase
Cite This Page
Lobban, C., Sullivan, M., Frankovich, T., Ashworth, M. (2024). Gato. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 01, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/gato?x-craft-preview=cab8b13ef68d1e257235fd2491770f51dfe0c9a6c0ad3b95411776e5316d603alxhbyabypv
Araphid
Gato
- Valves heteropolar
- Striae extremely fine, not resolved in LM
- Cells form mucilage tubes
- Basal pole with rimmed pores (SEM)
This monotypic genus is known from marine waters of Caribbean islands (Puerto Rico, Jamaica), Micronesia (Guam, Palau, Yap, Chuuk, Majuro), and from samples of Sargassum from Honduras (Grunow Collection).
Frustules are heteropolar and rectangular in girdle view. Valves are obovate in shape. Striae are very fine, poroid, and uniseriate on...