Actinocyclus moniliformis Ralfs ex Pritchard 1861
Publication Details
Actinocyclus moniliformis Ralfs ex Pritchard 1861: 834
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..
Request PDFPublication date: 1861
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinocyclus is Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg.
Source of Synonymy
Hendey, N.I. (1974). A revised check-list of the British marine diatoms. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 54: 277-300, no figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), moniliform, cylindrical but contracted at regular intervals like a string of beads (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 March 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 March 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024
