Hemidiscus cuneiformis Wallich 1860

Publication Details
Hemidiscus cuneiformis Wallich 1860: 42, pl. II [2]: figs 3, 4

Published in: Wallich, G.C. (1860). On the siliceous organisms found in the digestive cavities of the Salpae, and their relation to the flint nodules of the Chalk Formation. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 8: 36-55, pl. II.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Hemidiscus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinocyclus cuneiformis (Wallich) F.Gómez, Lu Wang & Senjie Lin.

Type Information
Type locality: Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: April 1857 ; from salps; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
(Latin), wedge-shaped or narrow below and wide above

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 02 June 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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