Aulacodiscus sculptus (W.Smith) Brightwell 1860
Current name:
Auliscus sculptus (W.Smith) Brightwell
1000x __Diam. 75 µm - 27 July 2012. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Aulacodiscus sculptus (W.Smith) Brightwell 1860: 94, pl. 5: fig. 5
Published in: Brightwell, T. (1860). On some of the rarer or undescribed species of Diatomaceae. Part II. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London 8: 93-96, 139, pls 5, 6.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Aulacodiscus is Aulacodiscus crux Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Auliscus sculptus (W.Smith) Brightwell.
Basionym
Eupodiscus sculptus W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Poole Bay, Sept. 1851, W. Sm." [Dorset, England]; (Smith 1853: 35)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 01 February 2012 by Robert Lavigne.
Last updated: 11 January 2018
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024