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.
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