Campyloneis argus Grunow 1862

Publication Details
Campyloneis argus Grunow 1862: 429, pl. 10: fig 9

Published in: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Campyloneis.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Campyloneis grevillei var. argus (Grunow) Cleve.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 August 2014

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Robert Lavigne in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024

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