Chaetoceros peruvianus Brightwell 1856
Current name:
Chaetoceros peruvianus Brightwell
Showing the upper (anterior) pair of setae emanating from the centre of the valve.Robin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Chaetoceros peruvianus Brightwell 1856: 107, pl. VII [7]: figs 16-18 (as 'peruvianum')
Published in: Brightwell, T. (1856). On the filamentous long-horned Diatomaceae, with a description of two new species. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London 4: 105-109, 1 pl. [pl. VII].
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chaetoceros is Chaetoceros tetrachaeta Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: In guano from Callao, Peru; (Brightwell 1856: 107)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
