Coscinodiscus perforatus Ehrenberg 1844
Publication Details
Coscinodiscus perforatus Ehrenberg 1844: 78
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844). Mittheilung über 2 neue Lager von Gebirgsmassen aus Infusorien als Meeres-Absatz in Nord-Amerika und eine Vergleichung derselben mit den organischen Kreide-Gebilden in Europa und Afrik. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung Geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königl. Preuss. Akademie Der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 57-97.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Coscinodiscus is Coscinodiscus argus Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Richmond, Virginia; (Sar et al. 2010: 523) Lectotype: Ehrenberg's figure in Mikrogeologie 1854: pl. 18, fig. 46: Departamento Cientifico Ficologia, Falcultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, UNLP; SEM stub # E 1-2 of the sample EC 1657a Richmond VA (Sar et al. 2010: 523) Notes: Lectotype(figs 1, 5-8) and epitype (figs15, 16, 19, 26, 27) designated by Sar et al. (2010: 523). Epitype: stub # 4263 made from sample LPC 4263, deposited in the Coleccion de Diatomeas at the Departamento Cientifico Ficologia, Falcultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Epitype locality: Pinamar, Buenos Aires Province.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pierced with holes or pores or sprinkled with translucent dots (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Emended by Sar et al. (2010: 523).
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 August 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 November 2024
