Actinocyclus senarius Ehrenberg 1838
Current name:
Actinoptychus senarius (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; tidal marsh, 400x, DIC - 13 April 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Actinocyclus senarius Ehrenberg 1838: 172, pl. 21: fig. 6
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1838). Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. Ein Blick in das tiefere organische Leben der Natur. pp. i-xviii, [1-4], 1-[548], 64 pls. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.
Publication date: Jul-Aug 1838 (p. xviii: Jul 1838)
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 senarius (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd- und Nord-Amerika. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 291-445 + [1, Berichtigungen], + 4 pls.
Type Information
Type locality: Algeria: Oran (fossil); (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 July 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 December 2024