Tripodiscus acutus (J.Rattray) Kuntze 1898

Publication Details
Tripodiscus acutus (J.Rattray) Kuntze 1898: 433

Published in: Kuntze, O. (1898). Revisio generum plantarum. Vol. 3(3) pp. 1-576. Leipzig, London, Milan, New York, Paris: Arthur Felix, Dulau & Co., U. Hoepli, Gust. E. Stechert, Charles Klincksieck.

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Publication date: 28 September 1898

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tripodiscus is Tripodiscus argus Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aulacodiscus acutus J.Rattray.

Source of Synonymy
Strelnikova, N.I. & Tsoy, I.B. (Eds) (2008). Diatomovyye vodorosli Rossii i sopredel'nych stran. Iskopayemyye i sovremennyye [The diatoms of Russia and adjacent countries. Fossil and recent].. Vol. 2(5) pp. [1]-167 [1], index, incl. 155 pls. St. Petersburg University Press. [in Russian]

Basionym
Aulacodiscus acutus J.Rattray

Type Information
no locality cited; (INA 1996) Holotype: BM; 15445? BM 8596 and 5641 might also be part of the type material (Strelnikova et al. 2004: 288) Notes: Possibly "Ananjino, Wolga" (see Strelnikova et al., 2004: 288).

Fossil
Described as a fossil.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1983).

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 07 June 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025