Actinoptychus

Actinoptychus
Fossil of Actinoptychus splendens
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Actinoptychus octodenarius
  • Actinoptychus senarius

Actinoptychus is a genus of diatoms belonging to the family Heliopeltaceae.[1]

The genus was described in 1843 by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.[1]

Species:

References

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  1. ^ a b Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. "Actinoptychus". AlgaeBase. University of Galway.
  2. ^ a b Actinoptychus . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 27 July 2021.


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