Coscinodiscus variabilis Frenguelli 1928
Publication Details
Coscinodiscus variabilis Frenguelli 1928: 524; pl. XIV: fig. 6-9 (as 'Coscinodiscus (Cosmiodiscus) variabilis')
Published in: Frenguelli, J. (1928). Diatomeas del Océano Atlántico frente a Mar del Plata (República Argentina). Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural 34: 497-572, 21 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Actinocyclus ferrarioae Lameiro, Vouilloud & Cefarelli.
Source of Synonymy
Lameiro, R.A., Cefarelli, A.O. & Vouilloud, A.A. (2023). Taxonomic revision of Coscinodiscus variabilis (Bacillariophyta): analysis of type material, lectotypification and transfer to the genus Actinocyclus. Phytotaxa 626(4): 269-278, 30 fig., 1 table.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), variable (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 December 2023
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Taxonomic note
As Cosmiodiscus variabilis on p. 503 (nomen in list) [INA] - (13 November 2017) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 June 2025
