Cocconeis microscopica Cholnoky 1959
Publication Details
Cocconeis microscopica Cholnoky 1959: 17; Abb. 2, figs 105, 106
Published in: Cholnoky, B.J. (1959). Neue und seltene Diatomeen aus Afrika. IV. Diatomeen aus der Kaap-Provinz. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 106(1/2): 1-69.
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 Psammothidium microscopicum (Cholnoky) S.Blanco.
Type Information
Type locality: South Africa: Kleinmond Lagoon; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), microscopic (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 January 2019
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
