Eucampia zodiacus Ehrenberg 1839

Current name:
Eucampia zodiacus Ehrenberg
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Point White, 100x, phase contrast - 18 April 2009. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Eucampia zodiacus Ehrenberg 1839: 156 (as 'Zodiacus')
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
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Eucampia.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: lebend im Nordseewasser bei Cuxhaven; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 January 2020
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Nomenclatural notes
Combined generic-specific description. Often credited to Ehrenberg (1840), a preprint of a journal publication later issued in 1841, - (16 August 2010) - M.D. Guiry
1840: 151, pl. IV: fig. VIII (INA). - (26 May 2017) - G.M. Guiry
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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 30 March 2025