Vallodiscus gen. nov., a new fossil resting spore morpho-genus related to the marine diatom genus Chaetoceros (Bacillariophyceae)

Phycological Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-29

  Suto, Itsuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chaetoceros; Diatom; Fossil resting spore; Ocean Drilling Program; Taxonomy; Vallodiscus

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; NEW GENUS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHAETOCEROS; NITZSCHIA ALBA;

EID: 18144387619     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2005.tb00354.x     Document Type: Article

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