Corethron pennatum (Grunow) Ostenfeld 1902
Current name:
Corethron pennatum (Grunow) Ostenfeld
Spring condition showing orientation of the spines.Robin Raine (Robin.Raine@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Corethron pennatum (Grunow) Ostenfeld 1902: 224
Published in: Ostenfeld, C.H. (1902). Marine plankton diatoms. In: Flora of Koh Chang. Contributions to the knowledge of the vegetation in the Gulf of Siam by Johs. Schmidt. Part VII. Botanisk Tidsskrift 25(1): 219-245, 23 figures.
Publication date: 4 August 1902
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corethron is Corethron criophilum Castracane.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Actiniscus pennatus Grunow
Type Information
Type locality: Antarctic Ocean; (Ostenfeld 1902: pl. 82 bis, figs 1, 12) (INA 1996) Notes: "Lectotype: pl. 82 bis, figs 1, 12. Epitype: BRM Zu4/87" (Crawford & al. 1998: 19).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pinnate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 June 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024