Cymbella delicatula Kützing 1849
Publication Details
Cymbella delicatula Kützing 1849: 59
Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1849). Species algarum. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-922. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: F.A. Brockhaus.
Publication date: 23-24 July 1849
Type 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 Delicata delicatula (Kützing) Krammer.
Source of Synonymy
Krammer, K. (2003). Cymbopleura, Delicata, Navicymbula, Gomphocymbellopsis, Afrocymbella. In: Diatoms of Europe, Diatoms of the European Inland waters and comparable habitats. Vol. 4. (Lange-Bertalot, H. Eds), pp. 1-529. Rugell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G..
Type Information
Type locality: "Prope Falaise legit amic. De Brébisson" [Normandy, France]; (Kützing 1849: 59)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective B (Latin), very delicate (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 December 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 December 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 June 2025