Cocconema lunula Ehrenberg 1843
Publication Details
Cocconema lunula Ehrenberg 1843: 412; pl. I: fig. I.15; pl. I: fig. II.29; pl. III: fig. I.37; pl. III: fig IV.14
Published in: Ehrenberg, C.G. (1843). Verbreitung und Einfluss des mikroskopischen Lebens in Süd- und Nord-Amerika. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1841: 291-445 + [1, Berichtigungen], + 4 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cocconema is Cocconema cistula (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Encyonema ventricosum var. lunula (Ehrenberg) A.Mayer.
Type Information
Falklands; Chile; México;
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of luna, moon (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 March 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
