Coscinodiscus asteromphalus Ehrenberg 1844

Current name:
Coscinodiscus asteromphalus Ehrenberg
100x__Diam. 322 µm - 04 April 2011. Robert Lavigne. (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Coscinodiscus asteromphalus Ehrenberg 1844: 77
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
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Richmond, Virginia; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 July 2025