Gato Lobban & J.N. Navarro, 2013

Lobban, Christopher S. & Navarro, J. Nelson, 2013, Gato hyalinus gen. et sp. nov., an unusual araphid tube-dwelling diatom from Western Pacific and Caribbean islands, Phytotaxa 127 (1), pp. 22-31 : 23

Gato Lobban & J.N. Navarro gen. nov.

Frustula heteropolara heterovalvaraque, subtiliter striata, sterno angusto irregulari. Striae porosae, uniseriatae, marginem valvarum attingentes. Rimoportula grandior ad polum basalem valvae unae, rimoportula parvior ad polos apicales ambo valvarum. Series pororum marginatorum secus marginem valvarum utrinque poli basalis.

Frustules heteropolar and heterovalvar, finely striated with narrow, irregular sternum. Striae porate, uniseriate, continuing to valve border. Larger rimoportula at foot pole of one valve, one smaller rimoportula at head pole of each valve. Row of rimmed pores along valve margin on each side of the foot pole.