Stictodiscus argus Schmidt, nom. inval. 1882
Publication Details
Stictodiscus argus Schmidt, nom. inval. 1882: pl. 74: fig. 12
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1882). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde Series II : Heft 19. pp. pls 73-76. Aschersleben: Ernst Schlegel's Verlag.
Request PDFPublication date: 28 Jan 1882
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Stictodiscus is Stictodiscus rota (Ehrenberg) Greville.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Zanzibar;
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 February 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 October 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 October 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 November 2024
