Chaetoceros borealis var. densus Cleve 1897

Publication Details
Chaetoceros borealis var. densus Cleve 1897: 20, pl. 1: figs 3, 4

Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1897). A treatise on the phytoplankton of the Atlantic and its tributaries and on the periodical change of the plankton of Skagerak. pp. 1-28. Upsala: Upsala Nya Tidnings Aktiebolags Tryckeri.

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 densus (Cleve) Cleve.

Source of Synonymy
Cleve, P.T. (1899). Plankton-Researches in 1897. Kongliga Svenska-Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar 32(7): 1-33.

Type Information
Type locality: Atlantic Ocean: Faro, Spitsbergen, Plymouth, German Ocea; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), north, northern (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 April 2014

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 April 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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