Coscinodiscus subtilis var. normannii (W.Gregory ex Greville) Van Heurck 1885

Publication Details
Coscinodiscus subtilis var. normannii (W.Gregory ex Greville) Van Heurck 1885: 218

Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1885). Synopsis des Diatomées de Belgique. Texte. pp. [1]-235. Anvers: Martin Brouwers & Co.

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Publication date: May 1885

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 Actinocyclus normanii (W.Gregory ex Greville) Hustedt.

Source of Synonymy
Hustedt, F. (1957). Die Diatomeenflora des Fluß-systems der Weser im Gebiet der Hansestadt Bremen. Abhandlungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen 34(3): 181-440, 1 pl.

Basionym
Coscinodiscus normanii W.Gregory ex Greville

Type Information
Type locality: "Marine. In the stomach of Ascidians, Hull. George Norman, Esq." [Hull, East Yorkshire, NE England]; (Greville 1859: 80) Notes: Type: BM?

Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), fine, thin, delicate, fine, or precise.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 29 November 2020

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 November 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024

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