Chaetoceros furca Cleve 1897
Publication Details
Chaetoceros furca Cleve 1897: 21, pl. 1: fig. 10
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1897). A treatise on the phytoplankton of the Atlantic and its tributaries and on the periodical change of the plankton of Skagerak. pp. 1-28. Upsala: Upsala Nya Tidnings Aktiebolags Tryckeri.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chaetoceros is Chaetoceros tetrachaeta Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chaetoceros messanensis Castracane.
Type Information
Type locality: Ascension Island [Atlantic]; (Cleve 1897: 21)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), fork (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 May 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024