Actinocyclus fulvus (W.Smith) Ralfs 1861

Publication Details
Actinocyclus fulvus (W.Smith) Ralfs 1861: 835

Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..

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Publication date: 1861

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinocyclus is Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Eupodiscus fulvus W.Smith

Type Information
Type locality: "Marine. Poole Bay, Sept. 1851, W. Sm."; (Smith 1853: 24)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), tawny [yellowish-brown] (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 15 December 2015

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 December 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024

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