Cymbella muelleri Hustedt 1937
Publication Details
Cymbella muelleri Hustedt 1937: 425 (as 'mülleri')
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1937). Systematische und ökologische Untersuchungen über die Diatomeen-Flora von Java, Bali und Sumatra nach dem Material der Deutschen Limnologischen Sunda-Expedition. Archiv für Hydrobiologie (Supplement) 15: 393-506, pls 21-28, 36-43.
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 Encyonema muelleri (Hustedt) D.G.Mann.
Source of Synonymy
Round, F.E., Crawford, R.M. & Mann, D.G. (1990). The diatoms. Biology and morphology of the genera. pp. [i-ix], 1-747. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latinised), honouring a person with the surname Müller.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 April 2023
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Nomenclatural note
New name for Cymbella grossestriata var. obtusiuscula Müller 1905; priority for Cymbella obtusiuscula Kützing, 1844. - (13 January 2013) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 June 2025
