Campylodiscus argus Bailey 1851
Publication details
Campylodiscus argus Bailey 1851: 39, pl. 2: fig 24,25
Published in: Bailey, J.W. (1851). Microscopical observations made in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 2(8): 1-48, pl. 1-3.
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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 Campylodiscus echeneis Ehrenberg ex Kützing
Origin of species name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.
General environment
No habitat entry has yet been made for this entity.
No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.
Source of current name
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, no figs.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry
Verified by: 22 August 2013 by M.D. Guiry
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