Actiniscus pennatus Grunow

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Dinophyta
Class Dinophyceae
Order Actiniscales
Family Actiniscaceae
Genus Actiniscus

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Publication details
Actiniscus pennatus Grunow 1883: pl. 82bis: figs 11, 12

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Actiniscus is Actiniscus pentasterias (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.

Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a taxonomic synonym of Corethron pennatum (Grunow) Ostenfeld

Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), pinnate (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Key references
Hallegraeff, G.M. (2010). Introduction. In: Algae of Australia. Phytoplankton of temperate waters. ( Hallegraeff, G.M., Bolch, C.J.S., Hill, D.R.A., Jameson, I, LeRoi, J.-M., McMinn, A., Murray, S., de Salas, M.F. & Saunders, K. Eds), pp. 1-15. Canberra & Melbourne: ABRS; CSIRO Publishing.

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=Actiniscus&species=pennatus

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=Actiniscus&Species=pennatus

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 16 August 2010 by M.D. Guiry

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 179 times since it was created.

Linking to this page: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=40210

Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: No taxonomy record found for this level.