Chaetoceros contortus var. ornatus Chamnansinp, Moestrup & Lundholm 2015

Publication Details
Chaetoceros contortus var. ornatus Chamnansinp, Moestrup & Lundholm 2015: 168, figs 39-53

Published in: Chamnansinp, A., Moestrup, O. & Lundholm, N. (2015). Diversity of the marine diatom Chaetoceros (Bacillariophyceae) in Thai waters - revisiting Chaetoceros compresses and Chaetoceros contorta. Phycologia 54(2): 161-175.

Publication date: 2015

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Chaetoceros is Chaetoceros tetrachaeta Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Chaetoceros ornatus (Chamnansinp, Moestrup & Lundholm) X.J.Xu, Yang Li & Lundholm.

Type Information
Type locality: Loan Island, Phuket Province, Andaman Sea, Thailand (08.0102N, 98.5080E); (Chamnansinp et al. 2015: 168) Holotype: C; C-A-92058 (fixed sample of strain No. 18) (Chamnansinp et al. 2015: 168)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 May 2015 by G.M. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 January 2020

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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