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The biraphid genus  Olifantiella  (Bacillariophyta), which was recently discovered from the Mascarene Islands (Indian Ocean), is also present in coral reef environments of the islands of Tahiti and Moorea (South Pacific) as an epiphyte on the mangrove  Rhizophora stylosa . The genus  Olifantiella  may be considered elusive because all of its currently known species are very small and difficult to identify under a light microscope. Several  Olifantiella  taxa first described from Rodrigues Island are also present in the South Pacific, along with three new taxa:  O. societatis  sp. nov.,  O.  sp., and  O. pilosella  var.  rhizophorae  var. nov.  Olifantiella societatis  resembles  O. paucistriata  but the buciniportula opening of the former is oblong and faces one stria only.  Olifantiella societatis  and  O.  sp. show distinctive features of the genus  Olifantiella  but are very rare. A description of the buciniportula in  O. pilosella  is given. Although it is still unclear, the role of the buciniportula may be related to the excretion of mucilaginous material. The diversity of  Olifantiella  taxa between the Mascarene and Society archipelagos is similar with 6–7 species, five of which are common to both.  Olifantiella mascarenica  and  O. pilosella  are the most common members of the genus in the Mascarene Islands and the South Pacific, respectively.  Olifantiella  has only been previously described from the Indo-Pacific Basin, but it may be a widespread tropical genus. This genus has probably been overlooked in the past or misidentified as  Navicula  because of its overall naviculoid shape and small size. Electron microscopy remains essential in determining the identity of very small diatoms such as  Olifantiella .

The elusive genus Olifantiella (Bacillariophyta): South Pacific assemblage and Indo-Pacific biogeography