Coscinodiscus apiculatus Ehrenberg 1844

Publication Details
Coscinodiscus apiculatus Ehrenberg 1844: 77

Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844). Mittheilung über 2 neue Lager von Gebirgsmassen aus Infusorien als Meeres-Absatz in Nord-Amerika und eine Vergleichung derselben mit den organischen Kreide-Gebilden in Europa und Afrik. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung Geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königl. Preuss. Akademie Der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 57-97.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.

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

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 December 2005 by Sandy Lawson.

Last updated: 23 March 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 23 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024

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