Distephanus speculum var. octonarius (Ehrenberg) Jørgensen 1899
Publication Details
Distephanus speculum var. octonarius (Ehrenberg) Jørgensen 1899: 50
Published in: Jørgensen, E.G. (1905). Protist plankton of northern Norwegian Fiords (Winter and Spring 1899,1900). Bergens Museums Skrifter 1905: 1-151, pls 6-18.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Distephanus is Distephanus rotundus Stöhr.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Octactis octonaria (Ehrenberg) Hovasse.
Basionym
Dictyocha octonaria Ehrenberg
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a looking-glass, mirror (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 July 2005 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 June 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 June 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
