Discoplea americana Ehrenberg 1844
Publication Details
Discoplea americana Ehrenberg 1844: 81
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844). Mittheilung über 2 neue Lager von Gebirgsmassen aus Infusorien als Meeres-Absatz in Nord-Amerika und eine Vergleichung derselben mit den organischen Kreide-Gebilden in Europa und Afrik. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung Geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königl. Preuss. Akademie Der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 57-97.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Discoplea.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cyclotella americana Kützing.
Source of Synonymy
VanLandingham, S.L. (1969). Catalogue of the fossil and recent genera and species of diatoms and their synonyms. Part III Coscinophaena through Fibula. . pp. [i-viii], 1087-1756, 1 figure. Lehre: Verlag von J. Cramer.
Type Information
Type locality: Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.A. [Cretaceous?]; (Ehrenberg 1844) Notes: On p. 70, only Virginia is mentioned for this species, not Maryland.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), of or pertaining to America.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 December 2024
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Nomenclatural note
Invalid: generic name invalid. - (20 February 2018) - M.D. Guiry
Habitat note
Fossil: U.S.A.: Virginia; Maryland - (20 February 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 10 June 2025
