Ceratoneis fasciola Ehrenberg 1839
Current name:
Gyrosigma fasciola (Ehrenberg) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Waterfront Park, 1000x, DIC - 19 March 2011. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Ceratoneis fasciola Ehrenberg 1839: 157
Published in: Ehrenberg [C.G.] (1839). Über jetzt wirklich noch zahlreich lebende Thier-Arten der Kreideformation der Erde. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königl. Preuß. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1839: 152-159.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Ceratoneis is Ceratoneis closterium Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gyrosigma fasciola (Ehrenberg) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey.
Source of Synonymy
Griffith, J.W. & Henfrey, A. (1855). The micrographic dictionary: a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects; illustrated by forty-one plates and eight hundred and sixteen woodcuts. pp. [i]-v, [1]-696, 41 pls. London: John van Voorst.
Type Information
Lectotype locality: North Sea, Cuxhaven, Germany (53 52N, 8 42E); (Jahn, Sterrenburg & Kusber 2005: 306) Lectotype: 21 September 1839; water of the rising tide; BHUPM; Taxonomic Preparation No. 540032-4 (Jahn, Sterrenburg & Kusber 2005: 306, fig. 32 ) Notes: Lectotyope designated by Jahn et al. 2005, p. 306 (ref. 012633): Taxonomic preparation no. 540032-4 in BHUPM (North Sea, Cuxhaven).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), tape, little bandage.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 January 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 January 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 November 2024