Actinocyclus pruinosus Castracane 1886
Current name:
Actinocyclus pruinosus Castracane
1000x _Diam. 47 µm - 12 September 2011. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Actinocyclus pruinosus Castracane 1886: 144, pl. IV [4]: fig. 2
Published in: Castracane, [C.A.] F. (1886). Report on the Diatomaceae collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. In: Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Botany. Vol. II. (Murray, J. Eds), pp. [1]-178.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinocyclus is Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "... collected in the Pacific Ocean"; (Castracane 1886: 144)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024