Cocconema obtusum (W.Gregory) West & G.S.West 1905

Publication Details
Cocconema obtusum (W.Gregory) West & G.S.West 1905: 36

Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1905). Freshwater algae from the Orkneys and Shetlands. Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinbrugh 23: 3-41.

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Type 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 Cymbella obtusa W.Gregory.

Basionym
Cymbella obtusa W.Gregory

Type Information
Type locality: Lochleven; Banffshire; Lanarkshire; Argyllshire etc. Braid Hills: Greville ; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 November 2022

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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