Cocconeis communis var. placentula (Ehrenberg) O.Kirchner 1878
Current name:
Cocconeis placentula Ehrenberg
Seattle, Washington, USA; ship canal, 1000x, DIC - 26 March 2008. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Cocconeis communis var. placentula (Ehrenberg) O.Kirchner 1878: 191
Published in: Kirchner, O. (1878). Algen. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Schlesien. Part 1. (Cohn, F. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. i-iv [vii] 1-284. Breslau: J.U. Kern's Verlag (Max Müller).
Request PDFType 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 Cocconeis placentula Ehrenberg.
Basionym
Cocconeis placentula Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: near Berlin; (Index Nominum Algarum) Notes: Epitype (Jahn et al., 2020 citing Jahn et al. 2009).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), common.
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 June 2011
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
