Coscinodiscus kuetzingii A.W.F.Schmidt 1878

Publication Details
Coscinodiscus kuetzingii A.W.F.Schmidt 1878: pl. 57: figs 17, 18 (as 'kützingii')

Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1878). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde Series II: Heft 15. pp. pls 57-60. Aschersleben: Verlag von Ernst Schlegel.

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Publication date: 5 Oct 1878

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinocyclus kuetzingii (A.W.F.Schmidt) Simonsen.

Source of Synonymy
Simonsen, R. (1975). On the pseudonodulus of the centric diatoms, or Hemidiscaceae reconsidered. In: Simonsen, R. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Third Symposium on Recent and Fossil Marine Diatoms, Kiel, September 9-13, 1974. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 53: 83-98.

Origin of Species Name
(Latinised), Named for Friedrich Traugott Kützing (1807-1893), German Phycologist

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 May 2021

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Nomenclatural note
Seemingly originally first introduced without a description, but validated by analytical figures (Melbourne Code; see ICN Art. 38.7 "For the purpose of Art. 38.5, prior to 1 January 1908, an illustration with analysis (see Art. 38.9 and 38.10) is acceptable in place of a written description or diagnosis."). Name corrected in accordance with Art. 60. - (21 September 2018) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 May 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025