Cocconeis apiculata (Greville) A.W.F.Schmidt 1895
Publication Details
Cocconeis apiculata (Greville) A.W.F.Schmidt 1895: pl. 198, figs 31, 32
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1895). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde. Series V: Heft [51]. pp. pls 197-200. Leipzig: O.R. Reisland.
Request PDFPublication date: Sept 1895
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 Achnanthes apiculata (Greville) Riaux-Gobin, Compère, Hinz & Ector.
Basionym
Stauroneis apiculata Greville
Type Information
Type locality: central NE Pacific (Californian Guano); (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 December 2021
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 December 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 April 2024
