Actinoptychus amblyoceros (Ehrenberg) A.W.F.Schmidt 1874
Publication Details
Actinoptychus amblyoceros (Ehrenberg) A.W.F.Schmidt 1874: pl. 1: fig. 25
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1874). Atlas der Diatomaceenkunde. Series I, Heft 1. pp. pls 1-4. Aschersleben: [Verlag von Ernst Schlegel].
Request PDFPublication date: ante July 1874
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinoptychus is Actinoptychus senarius (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Symbolophora amblyoceros (Ehrenberg) G.R.Hasle & P.A.Sims.
Source of Synonymy
Hasle, G.R. & Sims, P.A. (1986). The diatom genera Stellarima and Symbolophora with comments on the genus Actinoptychus. British Phycological Journal 21: 97-114.
Basionym
Triceratium amblyoceros Ehrenberg
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 September 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 July 2025
