Cymbella rhomboidea Boyer 1916
Publication Details
Cymbella rhomboidea Boyer 1916: 63; pl. 18, fig. 11
Published in: Boyer, C.S. (1916). The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and vicinity illustrated with seven hundred drawings by the author. pp. [1]-143, pls 1-40. Philadelphia: Press of J.B. Lippincott Company East Washington Square.
Request PDFType 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 triangulum (Ehrenberg) Kützing.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), shaped like a rhomboid.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 January 2013
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Habitat note
Living in hard-water streams - (13 January 2013) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Citing AlgaeBase
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 January 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 July 2025
