Cocconeis scutellum var. distans (Gregory) Grunow 1867

Publication Details
Cocconeis scutellum var. distans (Gregory) Grunow 1867: 10 (adnot.)

Published in: Grunow, A. (1868 '1867'). Algae. In: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Botanischer Theil. Erster Band. Sporenpflanzen. (Fenzl, E. et al. Eds), pp. 1-104. Wien [Vienna]: Aus der Kaiserlich Königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckeri in Commission bei Karl Gerold's Sohn.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cocconeis is Cocconeis scutellum Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cocconeis distans W.Gregory.

Basionym
Cocconeis distans W.Gregory

Type Information
Type locality: Glenshira, near Inverary, Scotland; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: lacustrine sand; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of scutum, a shield; literally, little shield (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 June 2011

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 June 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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