Eupodiscus argus (Ehrenberg) W.Smith 1853

Publication Details
Eupodiscus argus (Ehrenberg) W.Smith 1853: 24

Published in: Smith, W. (1853). A synopsis of the British Diatomaceae; with remarks on their structure, function and distribution; and instructions for collecting and preserving specimens. The plates by Tuffen West. In two volumes. Vol. I. pp. [i]-xxxiii, 1-89, pls I-XXXI. London: John van Voorst, Paternoster Row.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Eupodiscus is Eupodiscus radiatus Bailey.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Aulacodiscus argus (Ehrenberg) A.W.F.Schmidt.

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.

Basionym
Tripodiscus argus Ehrenberg

Type Information
Type locality: lebend bei Cuxhavem im Nordseewasser; (INA 1996)

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: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 March 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 March 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 December 2024

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