Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Phylum Heterokontophyta > Subphylum Bacillariophytina > Class Bacillariophyceae > Subclass Coscinodiscophycidae > Superorder Biddulphianae > Order Triceratiales > Family Triceratiaceae > Genus Eupodiscus

Eupodiscus sparsus Gregory, 1857

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: unaccepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Eupodiscus*	J.W. Bailey, 1851	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Actinocyclus ehrenbergii var. sparsa*	(Gregory) Hustedt, 1929	synonym
*Actinocyclus octonarius var. sparsus*	(Gregory) Hendey, 1954	synonym
*Actinocyclus ralfsii var. sparsa*	(Gregory) Ralfs in Pritchard, 1861	synonym

Literature

original description	Gregory, W. (1857). On the Post-Tertiary Diatomaceous Sand of Glenshira. Part II. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, 5: 67-88, pl. I
basis of record	Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings. No. 95: 210 pp.
additional source	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. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 66(3): 531-610.
additional source	Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19.
source of synonymy	Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings. No. 95: 210 pp.

Genbank

Citation

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. (2025). DiatomBase. Eupodiscus sparsus Gregory, 1857. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:162783