Amphitetras parallela Ehrenberg 1840
Publication Details
Amphitetras parallela Ehrenberg 1840: [205 in journal] (as 'Amphitetras? parallela')
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1840). Über noch zahlreich jetzt lebende Thierarten der Kreidebildung und den Organismus der Polythalamien Preprint of Abhandlung der Könglichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin aus dem Jahre 1839 [1841] with different pagination. pp. 1-94, 4 pls. Berlin.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Amphitetras is Amphitetras antediluviana Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudostictodiscus parallelus (Ehrenberg) A.Cleve.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve-Euler, A. (1941). Alttertiäre Diatomeen und Silicoflagellaten im inneren Schwedens, gefunden und gezeichnet von Ake Berg, beschrieben von Astrid Cleve-Euler. Palaeontographica, Abteilung A 92(3-6): 165-212, 7 figs, pl. 16-25.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: "E marga Graeciae" [subfossil marine material collected in Greece].; (Jahn & Kusber 2006: 532) Notes: Lectotype (designated by Jahn & Kusber 2006: 532): preparation No. 310916-a, marked with a blue ring, in BHUPM (Fig. 10-11).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
