Dictyocha hemisphaerica Ehrenberg 1844
Publication Details
Dictyocha hemisphaerica Ehrenberg 1844: 266
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844). Untersuchungen über die kleinsten lebensformen im quellenlande des Euphrats und Araxes, so wie über eine an neuen formen sehr reiche marine tripelbildung von den Bermuda-Inseln. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 253-275, 1 pl.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Dictyocha is Dictyocha fibula Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stephanocha speculum var. hemisphaerica (Ehrenberg) K.McCartney & R.W.Jordan.
Source of Synonymy
Jordan, R.W. & McCartney, K. (2015). Stephanocha nom. nov., a replacement name for the illegitimate silicoflagellate genus Distephanus (Dictyochophyceae). Phytotaxa 201(3): 177-187.
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), half spherical.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 04 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
