Bacillariophyceae - Hemidiscaceae
Belongs to Actinocyclus according to G. Andrews 1976
Sister taxa: Actinocyclus actinochilus, Actinocyclus ehrenbergii, Actinocyclus ellipticus, Actinocyclus ingens, Actinocyclus tenellus
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• NN21 of Indian Ocean (4 collections)
• Quaternary of Indian Ocean (30), North Pacific (55), Southern Ocean (42)
• NN16 of Indian Ocean (14)
• Pliocene of Indian Ocean (7), Japan (1), North Pacific (3), Southern Ocean (31)
• NN12 of Indian Ocean (3)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Southern Ocean (1)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Indian Ocean (5), North Pacific (18), Southern Ocean (37), United States (2: Maryland, North Carolina)
Total: 254 collections including 258 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.