Actinoptychus alternans A.Mann 1907
Publication Details
Actinoptychus alternans A.Mann 1907: 270; pl. 45, fig. 1
Published in: Mann, A. (1907). Report on the diatoms of the Albatross voyages in the Pacific Ocean, 1888-1904. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 10(5): 221-442, incl. 54 pls.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinoptychus is Actinoptychus senarius (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), alternating (Stearn 1992).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 May 2025
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 May 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 July 2025