Gymnaster pentasterias (Ehrenberg) F.Schütt 1891
Publication Details
Gymnaster pentasterias (Ehrenberg) F.Schütt 1891: 423
Published in: Schütt, F. (1895). Die Peridineen der Plankton-Expedition. Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung 4: 1-170, 27 pls.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actiniscus pentasterias (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Dictyocha pentasterias Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Norway: Christiania [Oslo] ; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: Boeck; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Greece (fossil); Norway: Christiania [Oslo] (living).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 25 March 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024