Asteromphalus heptactis (Brébisson) Ralfs 1861
Current name:
Asteromphalus heptactis (Brébisson) Ralfs
Silverdale, Washington, USA; Waterfront Park, 1000x, DIC - 20 June 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Asteromphalus heptactis (Brébisson) Ralfs 1861: 838, pl. 8: fig. 21
Published in: Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..
Publication date: 1861
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Asteromphalus is Asteromphalus darwinii Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Spatangidium heptactis Brébisson
Type Information
Type locality: Peru, guano; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 January 2025