Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg
Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Coscinodiscophycidae
Superorder Coscinodiscanae
Order Coscinodiscales
Family Hemidiscaceae
Genus Actinocyclus
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600x __Diam. 70 µm. 21 May 2011. Robert Lavigne. © Robert Lavigne. (MicroscopyView.com).
Publication details
Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg 1837: 61
Original publication: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1837). Nachricht des Hrn Agassiz in Neuchatel über den ebenfalls aus mikroskopichen Kiesel-Organismen gebildeten Polirschiefer von Oran in Afrika. 1837: 59-61.
Type species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinocyclus.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Actinoptychus octonarius (Ehrenberg) Kützing
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
This is a marine species.
Distribution by country
Detailed distribution with sources
(as Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg)
Europe: France (Anon. 2012), Romania (Caraus 2012).
Atlantic Islands: Canary Islands (Gil-Rodríguez et al. 2003, Anon 2011).
South America: Brazil (Eskinazi-Leça et al. 2010).
South-east Asia: Singapore (Pham et al. 2011).
Pacific Islands: Hawaiian Islands (Huisman, Abbott & Smith 2007).
Antarctic and the subantarctic islands: Antarctica/Subantarctic Islands (Scott & Thomas 2005).
Taxonomic notes
Also illustrated in Ehrenberg 1838, p.172, pl. 21: fig.7 - (12 Aug 2011) - Robert Lavigne
Key references
Hasle, G.R. & Syvertsen, E.E. (1996). Marine diatoms. In: Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 5-385. San Diego: Academic Press.
Hendey, N.I. (1974). A revised check-list of the British marine diatoms. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 54: 277-300.
Hoppenrath, M., Elbrächter, M. & Drebes, G. (2009). Marine phytoplankton Selected microphytoplankton species from the North Sea around Helgoland and Sylt. pp. [1]-264, figs 1-87. Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung.
Huisman, J.M., Abbott, I.A., Smith, C.M. (2007). Hawaiian reef plants. pp. [1]-264, numerous colour photographs. Honolulu: A publication of the University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program.
Scott, F.J. & Thomas, D.P. (2005). Diatoms. In: Antarctic marine protists. (Scott, F.J. & Marchant, H.J. Eds), pp. 13-201. Canberra & Hobart: Australian Biological Resources Study; Australian Antarctic Division.
SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Actinocyclus&species=octonarius
SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Actinocyclus&Species=octonarius
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 12 August 2011 by M.D. Guiry
Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 2155 times since it was created.
Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=37210
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013.
AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 May 2013.
Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:100710
