Cestodiscus stokesianus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coscinodiscales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: Sar Infraregnum: Heterokonta Phylum: Ochrophyta Subphylum: Bacillariophytina Classis: Bacillariophyceae Subclassis: Coscinodiscophycidae Superordo: Coscinodiscanae Ordo: Coscinodiscales

Familia: Coscinodiscaceae
Genus: †Cestodiscus
Species: †Cestodiscus stokesianus

Name

Cestodiscus stokesianus Greville, 1866 : 123

Etymology: Named after Reverend Thomas Gabriel Stokes (1828-1911) of Aughnacloy (Ireland), who corresponded and shared material/slides with diatomists (e.g. Rev. E. O'Meara, R.K. Greville).

Synonyms

• Coscinodiscus stokesianus (Greville) Grunow in Pantocsek, 1886: 73

References

Primary references

• Greville, R.K. 1866. Descriptions of new and rare diatoms. Series XX. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, New Series 14: 121–130. BHL. Reference page. 
• Pantocsek, J. 1886. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fossilen Bacillarien Ungarns. Teil I, Marine Bacillarien. Nagy-Tapolcsány, Buchdrucherei von Julius Platzko, 74 pp., 30 pls. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Strelnikova, N.I., Fourtanier, E., Kociolek, J.P. & Barron, J.A. 2001. Ultrastructure studies of Coscinodiscus and Cestodiscus species from the Eocene and Oligocene. In: Lange-Bertalot-Festschrift: Studies on Diatoms (R. Jahn, J.P. Kociolek, A. Witkowski & P. Compère, eds), Gantner, Ruggell. Distributed by Koeltz Scientific Books: 63-96. Reference page. 

Links

• Cestodiscus stokesianus in the World Register of Marine Species