Stephanocha speculum (Ehrenberg) K.McCartney & R.W.Jordan 2015
Current name:
Octactis speculum (Ehrenberg) F.H.Chang, J.M.Grieve & J.E.Sutherland
Location: Baltic Sea, Kieler Förde, Kiel Fjord (Germany) - 01 February 2022. © Wolfgang Bettighofer, www.protisten.de, image under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA)
Publication Details
Stephanocha speculum (Ehrenberg) K.McCartney & R.W.Jordan 2015: 180
Published in: Jordan, R.W. & McCartney, K. (2015). Stephanocha nom. nov., a replacement name for the illegitimate silicoflagellate genus Distephanus (Dictyochophyceae). Phytotaxa 201(3): 177-187.
Publication date: 3 March 2015
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Stephanocha is Stephanocha rotunda (Stöhr) K.McCartney & R.W.Jordan.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Octactis speculum (Ehrenberg) F.H.Chang, J.M.Grieve & J.E.Sutherland.
Source of Synonymy
Haeckel, E. (1887). Report on the Radiolaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876 Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 under the command of Captain George S. Nares and the late Captain Frank Tourle Thomson, R.N. ... Zoology - Vol. XVIII. Second Part Osculosa (Nasssellaria and Phaeodaria). pp. 889-1803. London, Edinburgh & Dublin: Published by order of Her Majesty's Government.
Basionym
Dictyocha speculum Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Algeria: Oran (chalk marl fossil); (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a looking-glass, mirror (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 07 September 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 30 May 2024
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025