Coscinodiscus plicatus Grunow 1878

Publication Details
Coscinodiscus plicatus Grunow 1878: pl. 59: fig. 1

Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1878). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde Series II: Heft 15. pp. pls 57-60. Aschersleben: Verlag von Ernst Schlegel.

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Publication date: 5 Oct 1878

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thalassiosira grunowii F.Akiba & Y.Yanagisawa.

Type Information
Nicobar Islands, Nakowry (fossil).;

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), folded into pleats or furrows, usually longitudinally (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 February 2023

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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