Actinoptychus amblyoceros

Taxonomy

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Chromista () - T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981
  - Subkingdom: Chromobiota () - Cavalier-Smith, 1991
    - Infrakingdom: Heterokonta () - (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
      - Phylum: Ochrophyta ()
        Subphylum: Diatomeae () - (Dumortier, 1821) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Diatoms
        Class: Coscinodiscophyceae ()
        Subclass: Coscinodiscophycidae () - F.e. Round & R.m. Crawford in F.e. Round, R.m. Crawford & D.g.
        Order: Coscinodiscales ()
        Family: Hemipeltaceae ()
        Genus: Actinoptychus ()
        Specific descriptor: amblyoceros - Alg-37266
        Scientific name: - Actinoptychus amblyoceros (Ehrenberg) A. Schmidt

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D..

There are approximately 60 species in this genus:

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