Hemidiscus cuneiformis var. ventricosus (Castracane) Hustedt 1930

Publication Details
Hemidiscus cuneiformis var. ventricosus (Castracane) Hustedt 1930: 906, fig. 542 d

Published in: Hustedt, F. (1930). Die Kieselalgen Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz unter Berücksichtigung der übrigen Länder Europas sowie der angrenzenden Meeresgebiete. Bd. VII: Teil 1: Liefrung 4. In: Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. (Anon. Eds), pp. 609-784. Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.h. Leipzig.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hemidiscus is Hemidiscus cuneiformis Wallich.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinocyclus cuneiformis (Wallich) F.Gómez, Lu Wang & Senjie Lin.

Source of Synonymy
Silva, P.C. (1996-to date). Index Nominum Algarum. pp. Website. Berkeley: University of California.

Basionym
Euodia ventricosa Castracane

Type Information
Type locality: South Atlantic Ocean; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
(Latin), wedge-shaped or narrow below and wide above

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 June 2014 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 09 April 2021

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 July 2025