Cocconema pusillum (Grunow) West & G.S.West 1911
Publication Details
Cocconema pusillum (Grunow) West & G.S.West 1911: 287
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1911). Part VII. Freshwater algae. In: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-9. Vol. 1 Biology. (Murray, J. Eds), pp. 264-298.
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 Navicymbula pusilla (Grunow) Krammer.
Basionym
Cymbella pusilla Grunow
Type Information
Syntype localities: Fig. 36: "Kunsee" [?Königssee, Bavaria, Germany]; Fig. 37 "Bayonne" [Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France]; (Schmidt 1875: pl. 9: figs 36, 37)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 January 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 January 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024