Odontella favus (Ehrenberg) Cleve 1901
Current name:
Triceratium favus Ehrenberg
600x __width 108 µm - 27 July 2012. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Odontella favus (Ehrenberg) Cleve 1901: p. 31
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1901). Plankton from the Indian Ocean and the Malay Archipelago. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, N.F. 35(5): 1-58, 8 pls [I-VIII].
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Odontella is Odontella aurita (Lyngbye) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Triceratium favus Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Triceratium favus Ehrenberg
Type Information
Lectotype locality: "Lebend in der Nordsee bei Cuxhaven" according to Ehrenberg (1840a: 159), Sample of 22 Sept. 1839 according to drawing No. 1236 in BHUPM [alive, marine coastal locality at Cuxhaven, North Sea, Germany]."; (Jahn & Kusber 2006: 533) Lectotype: Notes: Lectotype (designated by Jahn & Kusber 2006: 533): "preparation No. 360806-b "Cuxhaven 6”, marked with a red ring, in BHUPM (Fig. 12-13)."
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), honeycomb (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 April 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 April 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024