Xanthiopyxis oblonga Ehrenberg 1844
Publication Details
Xanthiopyxis oblonga Ehrenberg 1844: 273
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844). Untersuchungen über die kleinsten lebensformen im quellenlande des Euphrats und Araxes, so wie über eine an neuen formen sehr reiche marine tripelbildung von den Bermuda-Inseln. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 253-275, 1 pl.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Xanthiopyxis.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pyxidicula oblonga (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), oblong (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 January 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 January 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 June 2025
