Hemidiscus cuneiformis Wallich 1860
Publication Details
Hemidiscus cuneiformis Wallich 1860: 42, pl. II [2]: figs 3, 4
Published in: Wallich, G.C. (1860). On the siliceous organisms found in the digestive cavities of the Salpae, and their relation to the flint nodules of the Chalk Formation. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 8: 36-55, pl. II.
Request PDFType Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Hemidiscus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Actinocyclus cuneiformis (Wallich) F.Gómez, Lu Wang & Senjie Lin.
Source of Synonymy
Gómez, F., Wang, L., Hernández-Becerril, D.U., Lisunova, Y.O., Lopes, R.M. & Lin, S. (2017). Molecular phylogeny suggests transfer of Hemidiscus into Actinocyclus (Coscinodiscales, Coscinodiscophyceae). Diatom Research 32(1): 21-28.
Type Information
Type locality: Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean; (INA 1996) Type: April 1857 ; from salps; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
(Latin), wedge-shaped or narrow below and wide above
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 02 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 03 December 2024
