Actinella astriata Metzeltin & Lange Bertalot 2007
Publication Details
Actinella astriata Metzeltin & Lange Bertalot 2007: 25, pl. 46: figs 11-17
Published in: Metzeltin, D. & Lange-Bertalot, H. (2007). Tropical diatoms of South America II. Special remarks on biogeography disjunction. Iconographia Diatomologica 18: 1-877, incl. 296 pl.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Actinella is Actinella punctata F.W.Lewis.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Venezuela, small creek on the Auyun Tepui"; (Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 26) Holotype: FR; Praep. AmS-308 in Coll. Lange-Bertalot (Holotypus: Plate 46, Fig. 11) (Metzeltin & Lange-Bertalot 2007: 26)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2014 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024
