Cymbella lunula (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst 1853

Publication Details
Cymbella lunula (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst 1853: 23

Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1853). Die Süsswasser-Diatomaceen (Bacillarien.): für Freunde der Mikroskopie. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-72, 10 pls. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cymbella is Cymbella cymbiformis C.Agardh.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Encyonema ventricosum var. lunula (Ehrenberg) A.Mayer.

Basionym
Cocconema lunula Ehrenberg

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 28 March 2024

 
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