Cocconeis clypeus Ehrenberg 1838

Publication Details
Cocconeis clypeus Ehrenberg 1838: 195 (as 'Cocconeis ? clypeus')

Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1838). Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. Ein Blick in das tiefere organische Leben der Natur. pp. i-xviii, [1-4], 1-[548], 64 pls. Leipzig: Verlag von Leopold Voss.

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Publication date: Jul-Aug 1838 (p. xviii: Jul 1838)

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 Campylodiscus clypeus (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg ex Kützing.

Type Information
Type locality: Kieselguhr von Franzenbad in Böhmen [diatomite from Frantiskovy Lázne Spa, West Bohemia, Czech Republic; (Poulícková & Jahn 2007: 138) Lectotype: BHUPM, Ehrenburg Collection; Geographical Preparation No. 430103a bl (Poulícková & Jahn 2007: 138, fig. 5) Notes: fossil (INA).

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

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

Last updated: 12 August 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 August 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024

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