Cyclotella astraea Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Cyclotella astraea Kützing 1849: 19
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Request PDFPublication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cyclotella is Cyclotella tecta Håkansson & R.Ross.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stephanodiscus astraea (Kützing) Grunow.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve, P.T. & Grunow, A. (1880). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der arctischen Diatomeen. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 17(2): 1-121, 7 pls.
Type Information
Type locality: Hassan Kaleh, Araxes area (Kurdistan), Turkey; (Håkansson 2002: 111) Lectotype: BHUPM; box 3, book 7, slides (mica); "Hassan Kaleh (Araxes", 1 abl (Håkansson 2002: 109) Notes: Isotypes: Ehrenberg collection. BHUPM, box 3, book 7, slides (mica) 1cbl, 2dw, 4 cw, 4 cbl; B-Ld46, B-Ld 48, Håkansson collection. Original material : Ehrenberg collection, BHUPM, sample 78. Original drawing: pl. 1955.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 March 2025
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Nomenclatural note
"Discoplea (?) Astrea Ehreb." is invalid. - (10 March 2025) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
