Eupodiscus roperi Brébisson 1870
Publication Details
Eupodiscus roperi Brébisson 1870: 41 (as 'Roperii')
Published in: Brébisson, A. de (1870). Notes on some French Diatomaceae, presented to the Club. Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club 2: 37-43, pl. I: figs 1-8.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Eupodiscus is Eupodiscus radiatus Bailey.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinocyclus roperi (Brébisson) Grunow ex Van Heurck.
Source of Synonymy
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.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 10 January 2016
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Nomenclatural note
Cites "Coscinodiscus ovalis. Rop." and elaborates: "This is certainly Roper's Coscinodiscus ovalis ( Journ. Micr. Sc., vi., p. 3, f. 4.) In truth, in the figure given (b .c. ), the intermarginal processes are not indicated, and they may have escaped the draughtsman's observation if he had under his eyes a balsam preparation, as this renders these organs too transparent." - (10 January 2016) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 June 2025
