Spatangidium heptactis Brébisson 1857
Current name:
Asteromphalus heptactis (Brébisson) Ralfs
Poulsbo, Washington, USA; Liberty Bay Marina, 1000x, DIC - 06 July 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Spatangidium heptactis Brébisson 1857: 296, pl. III [3]: fig. 2
Published in: Brébisson, A. de (1857). Description de quelques nouvelles diatomées observées dans le guano de Pérou, et formant genre Spatangidium. Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie 3: 292-358.
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 Asteromphalus heptactis (Brébisson) Ralfs.
Type Information
Type locality: Peru, guano; (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 25 November 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
