Abstract
A new genus of centric diatom, Pelagodictyon, is described from specimens collected in the Norfolk Broads. It is distinguished from other genera of the Thalassiosiraceae by a valve structure consisting of thin frets between which the cribra are in the form of perforated polygons situated near the outer surface of the valve. Three new species are described, P. fritzii, P. tenue and P. spinosum.