Campylodiscus echeneis Ehrenberg ex Kützing 1844
Publication Details
Campylodiscus echeneis Ehrenberg ex Kützing 1844: 59 (as 'Campylodiscus (Coronia) Echenëis')
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.
Request PDFPublication date: 7-9 Nov 1844
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Campylodiscus is Campylodiscus clypeus (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg ex Kützing.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coronia echeneis (Ehrenberg ex Kützing) Ehrenberg.
Type Information
Type locality: "Lebend im Hafen von Wismar." [Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany]; (Kützing 1844: 59)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 December 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Campylodiscus echeneis Ehrenberg, 1840: 206 was invalid when published as the genus name Campylodiscus was invalid. The name was validated by Kützing (1844: 59) when the genus name was validated. The specific epithet was spelled "Echenëis" by Ehrenberg (1841: 206). - (11 August 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 June 2025
