Triceratium pentacrinus (Ehrenberg) Wallich 1858

Publication Details
Triceratium pentacrinus (Ehrenberg) Wallich 1858: 249, pl. 12: figs 10-14

Published in: Wallich, G.C. (1858). On Triceratium and some allied forms, with figures of the same. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science 6: 242-253, pls Xii, XIII.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Triceratium is Triceratium favus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Amphipentas pentacrinus Ehrenberg.

Source of Synonymy
Sims, P.A., Williams, D.M. & Ashworth, M.[P.] (2018). Examination of type specimens for the genera Odontella and Zygoceros (Bacillariophyceae) with evidence for the new family Odontellaceae and a description of three new genera. Phytotaxa 382(1): 1-56, 156 figs, 2 text-figs.

Basionym
Amphipentas pentacrinus Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: Fossilis in Graeciae marga” [Miocene, Greece] ; (Ehrenberg 1840: 205)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 11 January 2019

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025

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