Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg 1837
Current name:
Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg
600x __Diam. 135 µm - 21 May 2011. Robert Lavigne. (MicroscopyView.com)
Publication Details
Actinocyclus octonarius Ehrenberg 1837: 61
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1837). Nachricht des Hrn Agassiz in Neuchatel über den ebenfalls aus mikroskopichen Kiesel-Organismen gebildeten Polirschiefer von Oran in Afrika. 1837: 59-61.
Type Species
This is the type species (lectotype) of the genus Actinocyclus.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Oran, Africa (fossil); (INA 1996)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 June 2023
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Taxonomic note
Also illustrated in Ehrenberg 1838, p.172, pl. 21: fig.7 - (12 August 2011)
Habitat note
Miocene-Recent. - (12 March 2018) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025
