Cocconeis convexa Giffen 1967
Publication Details
Cocconeis convexa Giffen 1967: 257, pl. 60(2): figs 26-28
Published in: Giffen, M.H. (1967). Contributions to the diatom flora of South Africa III. Diatoms of the marine littoral regions at Kidd's Beach near east London, Cape Province, South Africa. Nova Hedwigia 13(1/2): 245-292, pls 59-63.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cocconeis is Cocconeis scutellum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Habitat in lacu uno subsalso semiartificiale prope ostium fluvii Umkantzi in colonia provinciae Capensis Kidd's Beach dicta in Africa Meridionale."
; (Giffen 1967: 258) Notes: [treated extensively by M. De Stefano & O. Romero, Biblioth. Diatom. 52: 22, pls. 15, 16 (2005), bt not lectotypified] (INA). Typus: praeparatum No. 21'0 in collectione GIFFEN Fort Hare, provincia Capensis. Iconotypus: figurae nostrae No. 26-28." South Africa: Cape Province: Kidds Beach"
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 October 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 October 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
