Podocystis
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Category
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ClassBacillariophyceae
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OrderLicmophorales
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FamilyLicmophoraceae
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Type SpeciesPodocystis americana Bailey
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Citations & Links
Citations
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Publication Link: 10.1080/0269249X.1994.9705310
Links
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Index Nominum Algarum
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Frankovich, T., Lobban, C., Sullivan, M. (2024). Podocystis. In Diatoms of North America. Retrieved May 01, 2026, from https://diatoms.org/genera/podocystis?x-craft-preview=409442409a997390693ff24c7010fd6f1c96fb56f8f091fa016a63de9a54aaccecpiqubknd
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...