Actinocyclus levis A.P.Jousé 1973
Publication Details
Actinocyclus levis A.P.Jousé 1973: 353; pl. 5, fig. 2
Published in: Jousé, A.P. (1973). Diatoms in the Oligocene-Miocene biostratigraphic zones of the Tropical areas of the Pacific Ocean. 2nd. Symp. Recent an Fossil marine diatoms, London. Beih. Z. Nova Hedwigia 45: 333-364.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinocyclus is Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coscinodiscus lewisianus var. levis (A.P.Jousé) D.M.Harwood & T.Maruyama.
Type Information
Pacific Ocean, 10º 30'N, 140º 01'W (core) Middle Miocene.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 29 May 2022
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
