Cocconeis scutellum var. parva (Grunow) Cleve 1895
Publication Details
Cocconeis scutellum var. parva (Grunow) Cleve 1895: 170
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1895). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsak Akademiens Handlingar 27(3): 1-219, 4 pls.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cocconeis is Cocconeis scutellum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Cocconeis scutellum f. parva Grunow
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of scutum, a shield; literally, little shield (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2020
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Nomenclatural note
Grunow is cited as the authority by Witon & Witkowski (2006). [see not for C. scutellum f. parva]. - (29 June 2016) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Common epiphyte of marine and brackish-water littoral, but found also in freshwater with high ion content or on intermittently wet bryophytes. - (09 January 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 July 2025
