Cocconeis wheeleri Hart 1935
Publication Details
Cocconeis wheeleri Hart 1935: 260, pl. XI, figs 5-7
Published in: Hart, T.J. (1935). On the diatoms of the skin film of whales and their possible bearing on problems of whales movements. Discovery Reports 10: 247-282.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cocconeis is Cocconeis scutellum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bennettella wheeleri (Hart) R.W.Holmes.
Type Information
Type locality: South Georgia; (Holmes 1985: 52) Lectotype: BM; 81203 (Holmes 1985: 52) Notes: J.F.G. Wheeler (1929-1930) (INA).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 02 February 2017 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 19 September 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024