Actinocyclus barklyi Kitton 1878
Publication details
Actinocyclus barklyi Kitton 1878: XXXVI, no fig. (as 'Barklyi' )
Published in: Kitton, F. (1879). Notes sur quelques Diatomées. Bulletin de la Société Belge de Microscopie 5: XXXI-XXXVI, 2 figs.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinocyclus is Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg.
Status of name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinoptychus barklyi (Kitton) Habirshaw
Eponomy
Named for Sir Henry Barkly (1815-1898).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
Nomenclatural notes
The name Coscinodiscus barklyi J.Coates was invalidly introduced without a description or figure in The QUarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, ser. 2, 1: 138, 1861. - (27 Sep 2019) - M.D. Guiry
General environment
This is a marine/freshwater species.
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Source of current name
Habirshaw, F. (1877). Catalogue on the Diatomaceae, with reference to the various published descriptions and figures, Pt. I. pp. [1-272]. New York: Reproduced by the Edison Electric pen process.
Key references
Day, S.A., Wickham, R.P., Entwisle, T.J. & Tyler, P.A. (1995). Bibliographic check-list of non-marine algae in Australia. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 4: [i]-vii, 1-276.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 14 August 2020 by Roberta Cowan
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021.
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