Discoplea venusta Ehrenberg, nom. inval. 1852

Publication Details
Discoplea venusta Ehrenberg, nom. inval. 1852: 534, no fig.

Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1852). Über die nun gewonnene Übersicht des microscopischen Lebens in California und legte die Formen in Präparaten vor. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1852: 528-535.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Discoplea is Discoplea americana Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyclotella venusta (Ehrenberg) Ralfs.

Type Information
USA: California: Sacramento River;

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), charming.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 05 December 2017

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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