Frankovich, T.,
Lobban, C.,
Sullivan, M.
(2024).
Podocystis.
In Diatoms of North America.
Retrieved September 16, 2024, from https://diatoms.org/genera/podocystis
Araphid
Podocystis
Valves heteropolar
Areolae robust
Striae biseriate to multiseriate
Frustules cuneate (girdle view)
Rimoportula(e) adjacent to sternum
This taxon is epiphytic on macroalgae and seagrasses in subtropical and tropical marine waters.
Cells are solitary, heteropolar, wedge-shaped in girdle view, and heavily silicified. Valves are clavate to obovate in outline, with the basal pole rounded or squared. The valve face is flat, curving onto a relatively shallow mantle which...