Actinoptychus splendens (Shadbolt) Ralfs 1861

Actinoptychus splendens (Shadbolt) Ralfs

Current name: Actinoptychus splendens (Shadbolt) Ralfs
(12 sectors)__400x _Diam. 65 µm __Oamaru, New Zealand - 13 September 2011. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)

Publication Details
Actinoptychus splendens (Shadbolt) Ralfs 1861: 840

Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

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Publication date: 1861

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinoptychus is Actinoptychus senarius (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Actinophaenia splendens Shadbolt

Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), splendid, shining, gleaming, brilliant (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 June 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 March 2024

 
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