Coscinodiscus rex Wallich, nom. illeg. 1888
Publication Details
Coscinodiscus rex Wallich, nom. illeg. 1888: pl. 114: fig. 7
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1888). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde. Series III: Heft 29/30 ["Heft 25"]. pp. pls. 113-120. Aschersleben: Commissions-Verlag von Ludwig Siever's Buchhandlung.
Request PDFPublication date: Apr 1888
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Coscinodiscus regius Wallich.
Source of Synonymy
Wallich, G.C. (1868). [On Coscinodiscus regius] In: Proceedings of Societies: Royal Microscopical Society. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, New Series 8: 115-116.
Type Information
Type locality: Indian Ocean (Weissflog); Bay of Bengal ( Dr. Wallich, 1857); (INA 1996) Notes: 'C. regius was originally distributed under the MS. name of Rex. C. regius was first found, in the Bay of Bengal in 1857, by Dr. Wallich.' (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 May 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 May 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
