Asterolampra hookeri (Ehrenberg) Greville 1860
Publication Details
Asterolampra hookeri (Ehrenberg) Greville 1860: 114 (as 'hookerii')
Published in: Greville, R.K. (1860). A monograph of the genus Asterolampra, including Asteromphalus and Spatangidium. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 8: 102-124, pls III-IV.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asterolampra is Asterolampra marylandica Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asteromphalus hookeri Ehrenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Ferrario, M.E., Cefarelli, A.O., Fernandes, L.F., Castaños, C.& Hernández-Becerril, D.U. (2021). Morphology and taxonomy of the marine planktonic diatoms of the genus Asteromphalus (Bacillariophyceae) in Antarctic waters and the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Nova Hedwigia, Beiheft 151: 183-204, 32 figs., 1 table.
Basionym
Asteromphalus hookeri Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Antarctic; (Ehrenberg 1844: 200) Type: J.D. Hooker; pancake ice from barrier and sediment from 190 fms, 78 10S, 162 W; surface of sea, (64°S, 160°W); B; (Ehrenberg 1844: 200)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 November 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 November 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 January 2025
