Discoplea astraea Ehrenberg, nom. inval. 1844
Publication Details
Discoplea astraea Ehrenberg, nom. inval. 1844: 267
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844). Untersuchungen über die kleinsten lebensformen im quellenlande des Euphrats und Araxes, so wie über eine an neuen formen sehr reiche marine tripelbildung von den Bermuda-Inseln. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 253-275, 1 pl.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Discoplea is Discoplea americana Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stephanodiscus astraea (Kützing) Grunow.
Type Information
Type locality: Hassan Kaleh, Araxes area, (Kurdistan); (Håkansson 2002: 111) Lectotype: BHUPM (Ehrenberg collection); box 3, book 7, slides (mica): "Hassan Kaleh (araxes)", 1 abl (Håkansson 2002: 109) Notes: Collector: Koch (INA).
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 07 April 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 April 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 July 2024