Diatoms of North AmericaDiatoms of North America

Glossary

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Monotypic

Monotypic refers to a genus with a single, validly published binomial. An example of a monotypic genus is Diprora Main, which contains only the species D. haenaensis Main.

Citations

Monotypic
Image Credit: Steve Main
Images of Diprora haenaensis, the only species in Diprora.
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