Coscinodiscus humilis J.Rattray 1890

Publication Details
Coscinodiscus humilis J.Rattray 1890: 452

Published in: Rattray, J. (1890). A revision of the genus Coscinodiscus Ehrb., and some allied genera. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 16: 449-692, pls I-III.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Willemoesia humilis (J.Rattray) Van Heurck.

Type Information
Type locality: "... from a depth of 325 fathoms ... among mud in a sounding taken among the ice-masses of the Antarctic."; (Castracane 1886: 168)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), low, low-growing (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 June 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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