Odontella rhombus (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1849
Current name:
Zygoceros ehrenbergii E.A.Sar
630x __Dim. 50 x 73 µm - 21 July 2012. Robert Lavigne (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Odontella rhombus (Ehrenberg) Kützing 1849: 136
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Odontella is Odontella aurita (Lyngbye) C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Zygoceros ehrenbergii E.A.Sar.
Basionym
Denticella rhombus Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: diatomite from Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.A. ; (Sar & al. 2007: 344) Lectotype: BHUPM; preparation no231208-e (Sar & al. 2007: 344, fig. 4) Notes: Miocene (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 March 2016
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 October 2024