Actinoptychus is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Heliopeltaceae.[1]
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Fossil of Actinoptychus splendens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Bacillariophyceae |
Order: | Coscinodiscales |
Family: | Heliopeltaceae |
Genus: | Actinoptychus Ehrenberg, 1843 |
Extant species | |
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The genus was described in 1843 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.[1]
Species:
- Actinoptychus octodenarius Ehrenberg[2]
- Actinoptychus senarius (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg, 1843[2]
References
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- ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Actinoptychus". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.
- ^ a b Actinoptychus . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 27 July 2021.