Gymnaster pentasterias (Ehrenberg) F.Schütt 1891
Publication Details
Gymnaster pentasterias (Ehrenberg) F.Schütt 1891: 423
Published in: Schütt, F. (1895). Die Peridineen der Plankton-Expedition. Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt-Stiftung 4: 1-170, 27 pls.
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A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actiniscus pentasterias (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Über die Verbreitung des jetzt wirkenden kleinsten organischen lebens in Asien, Australien und Afrika und über die vorherrschende bildung auch des oolithkalkes der Juraformation aus kleinen polythalamischen thieren. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1843: 100-106.
Basionym
Dictyocha pentasterias Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Norway: Christiania [Oslo] ; (INA 1996) Type: Boeck; (INA 1996) Notes: Greece (fossil); Norway: Christiania [Oslo] (living).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 May 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 25 March 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 March 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
