Cymbella acuta Lauby, nom. illeg. 1910

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Bacillariophyta
Subphylum Bacillariophytina
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Bacillariophycidae
Order Cymbellales
Family Cymbellaceae
Genus Cymbella

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Publication details
Cymbella acuta Lauby 1910: 199, pl. 9: fig. 4, nom. illeg.

Published in: Lauby, A. (1910). Recherches paléophytologiques dans le Massif Central Thése. Bulletin des Services de la Carte Géologique de France, Mémoire 125. Librairie Polytechnique 20: 1-398, pls 1-14.

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 Cymbella aculeata Lauby

Origin of species name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1973).

Synonym(s)
No synonyms are currently included in AlgaeBase.

Nomenclatural notes
Illegitimate: not Cymbella acuta (Lyngbye) C.Agardh; however, in legend and index on p. 385 as Cymbella aculeata [INA]. - (2 Sep 2016) - M.D. Guiry

General environment
This is a freshwater species.

No distributions recorded
No distributional records for this taxon have been recorded by AlgaeBase to date. Generally, recent national lists or extensive regional or state lists have been employed to give a general indication of distribution.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 11 December 2017 by M.D. Guiry

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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 September 2021.