Coscinodiscus punctiger (Castracane) H.Peragallo 1889
Publication Details
Coscinodiscus punctiger (Castracane) H.Peragallo 1889: 56; no 107, 108
Published in: Tempère, J. & Peragallo, H. (1889). Diatomées Collection [Text and Tables of Collection des Diatomées du Monde Entier, ed. 1]. : 1-62 (Table des provenenaces); 1-304 (Diatomées collection).
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 Thalassiosira punctigera (Castracane) Hasle.
Source of Synonymy
Hasle, G.R. (1983). Thalassiosira punctigera (Castr.) comb. nov., a widely distributed marine planktonic diatom. Nordic Journal of Botany 3: 593-608.
Basionym
Ethmodiscus punctiger Castracane
Type Information
Type locality: "... pelagic Diatoms made in the Bay of Yedo." [Sea of Japan]; (Castracane 1886: 167)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 October 2024