Tripodiscus patens (J.Rattray) Kuntze 1898
Current name:
Aulacodiscus patens J.Rattray
400x _Diam. 129 µm __Oamaru, N.Z. - 17 November 2011. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Tripodiscus patens (J.Rattray) Kuntze 1898: 434
Published in: Kuntze, O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 3(3) pp. 1-576. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.
Request PDFPublication date: 28 September 1898
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tripodiscus is Tripodiscus argus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aulacodiscus patens J.Rattray.
Basionym
Aulacodiscus patens J.Rattray
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), spreading, outspread, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees (Stearn 1983).
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 November 2011
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Robert Lavigne in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 17 July 2025
