Anorthoneis minima Foged 1975: 12

Pennesi, Chiara, Majewska, Roksana, Sterrenburg, Frithjof A. S., Totti, Cecilia & Stefano, Mario De, 2018, Taxonomic revision and morphological cladistics analysis of the diatom genus Anorthoneis (Cocconeidaceae), with description of Anorthoneis arthus-bertrandii sp. nov., Phytotaxa 336 (3), pp. 201-238 : 224

Anorthoneis minima Foged 1975: 12 ( Fig. 92 )

References:— Foged (1975), p. 12–13, pl. 7, figs 14, 15.

Description from Foged (1975):— Valves broad-elliptical ( Fig. 92 ). Apical axis: 14–15 μm; transapical axis: 12–14 μm. Raphe-sternum valve with very narrow axial area eccentrically situated and in the middle of the valve dilated in the small rounded central area. Raphe straight, very delicate, filiform with closely spaced pores. Terminal nodule situated near the apices. Transapical striae 20–22 in 10 μm. The structure of the SV is similar to that of the RV.

Figures

FIGURES 88–92. Anorthoneis species. (88 91) Anorthoneis maculata specimens from Tempère & Peragallo (1910), slide 402 “Honolulu, Isles Sandwich. Diatomées du Monde entier (holotype); (92) Anorthoneis minima specimens from Foged (1975). Raphe-sternum and sternum valve, LM micrographs (holotype). Scale bars: 92 = 10 μm; 88–91 = 5 μm.