(ofPinnularia exigua W.Gregory, 1854 †)Gregory, W. (1854). Notice of the new forms and varieties of known forms occurring in the diatomaceous earth of Mull; with remarks on the classification of the Diatomaceae. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London, 2: 90-100, pl. IV, available online athttps://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.s1-2.6.90 page(s): p. 98; pl. 4, fig. 14 [details]
Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2026). DiatomBase. Placoneis exigua (Gregory) Mereschkovsky, 1903. Accessed at: https://www.diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=175680 on 2026-07-07
original description(ofPinnularia exigua W.Gregory, 1854 †)Gregory, W. (1854). Notice of the new forms and varieties of known forms occurring in the diatomaceous earth of Mull; with remarks on the classification of the Diatomaceae. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London, 2: 90-100, pl. IV, available online athttps://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.s1-2.6.90 page(s): p. 98; pl. 4, fig. 14 [details]
basis of recordHällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online athttp://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf[details] Available for editors [request]
new combination referenceMereschkowsky, C. (1903). Uber Placoneis, ein neues Diatomeen-Genus. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt, 15(1): 1-30, pl. 1. page(s): p. 13; pl. 1, fig. 17 [details]
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