''Detonula'' is a genus of
diatom
A diatom (Neo-Latin ''diatoma''), "a cutting through, a severance", from el, διάτομος, diátomos, "cut in half, divided equally" from el, διατέμνω, diatémno, "to cut in twain". is any member of a large group comprising sev ...
s belonging to the family
Thalassiosiraceae
Thalassiosiraceae is a family of diatoms in the order Thalassiosirales. The family of Thalassiosiraceae have the unique quality of having a flat valve face. These diatoms are common in brackish, nearshore, and open-ocean habitats, with approxima ...
.
The genus name of ''Detonula'' is in honour of
Giovanni Battista de Toni Giovanni Battista de Toni (2 January 1864, Venice – 31 July 1924, Modena) was an Italian botanist, mycologist and phycologist.
In 1885 he graduated from the University of Padua, where he studied natural sciences and chemistry with Pier Andre ...
(1864–1924), who was an Italian botanist, mycologist and
phycologist.
The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by
Franz Schütt Franz may refer to:
People
* Franz (given name)
* Franz (surname)
Places
* Franz (crater), a lunar crater
* Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada
* Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...
ex Giovanni Battista De Toni in Syll. Algarum Vol.2 on page 1425 in 1894.
Species
As of 2021;:
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Detonula confervacea
''Detonula'' is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Thalassiosiraceae.
The genus name of ''Detonula'' is in honour of Giovanni Battista de Toni (1864–1924), who was an Italian botanist, mycologist and phycologist.
The genus was circumsc ...
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Detonula cystifera''
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Detonula delicatula''
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Detonula moseleyana''
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Detonula pumila''
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Detonula schroederi
''Detonula'' is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Thalassiosiraceae.
The genus name of ''Detonula'' is in honour of Giovanni Battista de Toni (1864–1924), who was an Italian botanist, mycologist and phycologist.
The genus was circums ...
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Detonula subtilissima''
References
Thalassiosirales
Diatom genera
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