Campyloneis argus Grunow 1862

Publication Details
Campyloneis argus Grunow 1862: 429, pl. 10: fig 9

Published in: Grunow, A. (1862). Die österreichischen Diatomaceen nebst Anschluss einiger neuen Arten von andern Lokalitäten und einer kritischen Uebersicht der bisher bekannten Gattungen und Arten. Erste Folge. Epithemieae, Meridioneae, Diatomeae, Entopyleae, Surirelleae, Amphipleureae. Zweite Folge. Familie Nitschiaea. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12: 315-472 [Abt 1], 545-588 [Abt. 2], 7 pls.

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Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Campyloneis.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Campyloneis grevillei var. argus (Grunow) Cleve.

Source of Synonymy
De Stefano, M., Kooistra, W.H.C.F. & Marino, D. (2003). Morphology of the diatom genus Campyloneis (Bacillariophyceae, Bacillariophyta), with a description of Campyloneis juliae sp. nov. and an evaluation of the function of the valvocopulae. Journal of Phycology 39: 735-753.

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latinised), Latinised form of the Greek, argos, white; the hundred-eyed keeper of Io, killed by Mercury at the command of Jupiter (Smith & Lockwood 1933).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 31 August 2014

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Robert Lavigne in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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