WoRMS taxon details
Actinocyclus subtilis (W.Gregory) Ralfs, 1861
149284 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149284)
accepted
Species
- Forma Actinocyclus subtilis f. major [Grunow] in Van Heurck, 1883 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Forma Actinocyclus subtilis f. minor [Grunow] in Van Heurck, 1883 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Forma Actinocyclus subtilis f. parva Cleve & Möller, 1878 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Forma Actinocyclus subtilis f. subtilissima Van Heurck in Østrup, 1904 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Actinocyclus subtilis var. aperta Rattray, 1890 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Actinocyclus subtilis var. arcticus (Grunow in Van Heurck) Cleve-Euler, 1951 accepted as Actinocyclus alienus var. arctica Grunow in Van Heurck, 1883 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Actinocyclus subtilis var. disjuncta Rattray, 1890 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Actinocyclus subtilis var. subdivisa Grunow in Van Heurck, 1884 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Actinocyclus subtilis var. subtilis (Gregory) Ralfs in Pritchard, 1861 accepted as Eupodiscus subtilis Gregory, 1857 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Actinocyclus subtilis var. tenuissimus Cleve in Cleve & Möller, 1878 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Actinocyclus subtilis var. typicus Cleve-Euler, 1951 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine
(of Eupodiscus subtilis Gregory, 1857) Gregory, W. (1857). On new forms of marine Diatomaceae found in the Firth of Clyde and in Loch Fyne, illustrated by numerous figures drawn by K.K. Greville, LL. D., F. R. S. E. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 21: 473-542, pls. 9-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0370164600028704
page(s): p. 501; pl. 11, fig. 50 [details]
page(s): p. 501; pl. 11, fig. 50 [details]
Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2026). DiatomBase. Actinocyclus subtilis (W.Gregory) Ralfs, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149284 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eupodiscus subtilis Gregory, 1857) Gregory, W. (1857). On new forms of marine Diatomaceae found in the Firth of Clyde and in Loch Fyne, illustrated by numerous figures drawn by K.K. Greville, LL. D., F. R. S. E. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 21: 473-542, pls. 9-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0370164600028704
page(s): p. 501; pl. 11, fig. 50 [details]
basis of record Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66(3): 531-610., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400042235 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): p. 501; pl. 11, fig. 50 [details]
basis of record Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66(3): 531-610., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400042235 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780126930184 [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Harper, M.A.; Cassie Cooper, V.; Chang, F.H.; Nelson, W.A.; Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Ochrophyta: brown and golden-brown algae, diatoms, silicoflagellates, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 114-163. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Harper, M.A.; Cassie Cooper, V.; Chang, F.H.; Nelson, W.A.; Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Ochrophyta: brown and golden-brown algae, diatoms, silicoflagellates, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 114-163. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
