Actinocyclus fulvus (W.Smith) Ralfs
Publication details
Actinocyclus fulvus (W.Smith) Ralfs in Pritchard 1861: 835
Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by
J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L. ; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. i-xii, 1- 968, 40 pls. London: Whittaker and Co., Ave Maria Lane.
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Type species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinocyclus is Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg.
Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Eupodiscus fulvus W.Smith
Origin of species name
Adjective (Latin), tawny [yellowish-brown] (Stearn 1973).
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Eupodiscus fulvus W.Smith
General environment
This is a marine species.
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Key references
Hendey, N.I. (1974). A revised check-list of the British marine diatoms. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 54: 277-300.
Sims, P.A. (ed.) (1996). An atlas of British diatoms arranged by B. Hartley based on illustrations by H.G. Barber and J.R. Carter. pp. [2], 1-601, incl. 290 pls. Bristol: Biopress Ltd.
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Verified by: 15 December 2015 by M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2019.
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