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Placoneis dicephala (W.Smith) Meresch.

AphiaID

627539 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:627539)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Placoneis C. Mereschkowsky, 1903

Direct children (4)

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Forma Placoneis dicephala f. parva Mereschkowsky, 1903 (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Placoneis dicephala var. dicephala Mereschkowsky, 1903 (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Placoneis dicephala var. elginensis (Gregory) Mereschkowsky, 1903 accepted as Pinnularia elginensis Gregory, 1856 (uncertain > unassessed)
Variety Placoneis dicephala var. subcapitata (Grunow) Mereschkowsky, 1903 accepted as Navicula dicephala var. subcapitata Grunow, 1882 (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

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 dicephala (W.Smith) Meresch.. Accessed at: https://www.diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=627539 on 2026-07-21

Taxonomic edit history

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2012-09-04 13:39:36Z

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2012-10-23 08:50:40Z

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2015-06-26 12:14:04Z

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