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Dictyopyxis
From Williams et al., 2017:
[Dictyopyxis, Cookson and Eisenack, 1960b, p. 255
name illegitimate, jr. homonym of Dictyopyxis Ehrenberg, 1844 (a diatom)
Type species: Dictyopyxis areolata, Cookson and Eisenack, 1960b (pl.39, fig.12)]
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Original description: Cookson and Eisenack, 1960
Description:
Shell elongate with rounded ends and a reticulate wall; a division into epitheca and hypotheca and the presence of a `girdle` may be suggested by the more regular shape and arrangement of the meshes at or near the equator. The shell opens by the detachment of one of the ends.
[Dictyopyxis, Cookson and Eisenack, 1960b, p. 255
name illegitimate, jr. homonym of Dictyopyxis Ehrenberg, 1844 (a diatom)
Type species: Dictyopyxis areolata, Cookson and Eisenack, 1960b (pl.39, fig.12)]
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Original description: Cookson and Eisenack, 1960
Description:
Shell elongate with rounded ends and a reticulate wall; a division into epitheca and hypotheca and the presence of a `girdle` may be suggested by the more regular shape and arrangement of the meshes at or near the equator. The shell opens by the detachment of one of the ends.