Spirodiscus cochlearis Eichwald 1847
Current name:
Ophiocytium cochleare (Eichwald) A.Braun
Woodwalton Fen, Huntingdon, UK. - 05 May 2008. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Spirodiscus cochlearis Eichwald 1847: 301; pl. VIII, fig. 4
Published in: Eichwald, K.E. (1847). Erster Nachtrag zur Infusorienkunde Russlands. Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou 20(2): 285-366.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Spirodiscus is Spirodiscus fulvus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Ophiocytium cochleare (Eichwald) A.Braun.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 November 2007 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 April 2020
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 April 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 May 2024
