Hemidiscus cuneiformis var. ventricosus (Castracane) Hustedt 1930

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Bacillariophyta
Subphylum Coscinodiscophytina
Class Coscinodiscophyceae
Subclass Coscinodiscophycidae
Order Coscinodiscales
Family Hemidiscaceae
Genus Hemidiscus

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Publication details
Hemidiscus cuneiformis var. ventricosus (Castracane) Hustedt 1930: 906, fig. 542 d

Published in: Hustedt, F. (1930). Die Kieselalgen Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz unter Berücksichtigung der übrigen Länder Europas sowie der angrenzenden Meeresgebiete. Bd. VII: Teil 1: Liefrung 4. In: Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. (Anon. Eds), pp. 609-784. Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.h. Leipzig.

Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hemidiscus is Hemidiscus cuneiformis Wallich.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Euodia ventricosa Castracane

Type information
Type locality: South Atlantic Ocean (Index Nominum Algarum).

Origin of species name
(Latin), wedge-shaped or narrow below and wide above.

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

General environment
This is a marine species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Hemidiscus cuneiformis var. ventricosus (Castracane) Hustedt)
North America: Canada (Mather & al. 2010), Mexico (Atlantic) (Licea, Moreno-Ruiz & Luna 2016).

South-west Asia: India (Gupta & Das 2020 ).

Asia: China (Liu 2008), Taiwan (Shao 2003-2014).

Key references
Guo Yujie [Kuo, Y.C., Guo, Y.C.] (2003). Flora algarum marinarum sinicarum. Tomus V. Bacillariophyta No. I. Centricae. pp. [1]-493. Beijing: Science Press.

Created: 02 June 2014 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 23 November 2020 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 January 2021.