Cocconema ventricosum (Kützing) West & G.S.West, nom. illeg. 1905
Publication Details
Cocconema ventricosum (Kützing) West & G.S.West, nom. illeg. 1905: 36
Published in: West, W. & West, G.S. (1905). Freshwater algae from the Orkneys and Shetlands. Transactions and Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Edinbrugh 23: 3-41.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Cocconema is Cocconema cistula (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Cymbella ventricosa Kützing.
Basionym
Cymbella ventricosa Kützing
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen, especially on one side (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
