Zygoceros surirella Ehrenberg 1840
Publication Details
Zygoceros surirella Ehrenberg 1840: 80, pl. 4: fig. 12
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1840). Über noch zahlreich jetzt lebende Thierarten der Kreidebildung und den Organismus der Polythalamien Preprint of Abhandlung der Könglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin aus dem Jahre 1839 [1841] with different pagination. pp. 1-94, 4 pls. Berlin.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Zygoceros is Zygoceros rhombus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Delphineis surirella (Ehrenberg) G.W.Andrews.
Source of Synonymy
Andrews, G.W. (1981). Revision of the diatoms genus Delphineis and morphology of Delphineis surirella. In: Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Recent and Fossil Diatoms. Budapest, September 1-5, 1980. (Ross, R. Eds), pp. 81-92. Königstein: Koeltz Botanical Books.
Type Information
Type locality: Cuxhaven ; (INA 1996) Type: January 1840; (INA 1996) Notes: in Berlin beobachtet (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 September 2020
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 June 2025
