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Name: "Actinocephalus" Kützing 1843
Etymology: Ac.ti.no.ce’pha.lus. Gr. fem. n. aktis, ray; Gr. fem. n. kephalê, head; N.L. masc. n. Actinocephalus, a head with rays
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Actinocephal-), ak-ti-no-KE-pha-lus
Type species: "Actinocephalus partitus" Kützing 1843
Original publication: Kützing FT. Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1843.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Actinocephalus partitus" Kützing 1843 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: Oscillatoriaceae Engler 1898
Assigned by: Drouet F. Revision of the classification of the Oscillatoriaceae. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monograph 1968; 15:1-370.
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Record number: 18029