Cymbella cuspidata f. maxima Rabenhorst 1868
Publication Details
Cymbella cuspidata f. maxima Rabenhorst 1868: 414 (as 'Cymbella cuspidata var. naviculiformis f. maxima')
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1868). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio III. Algae chlorophyllophyceas, melanophyceas et rhodophyceas complectens. pp. i-xx, 1-461, 51 figs. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
Request PDFType 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 Cymbopleura naviculiformis (Auerswald ex Heiberg) Krammer.
Type Information
Type locality: prope NeuKirch Lusatiae superioris (M. Rostoch); (INA 1996) Notes: Rabenh. Alg N. 1701.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pointed (Brown 1954).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 January 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 January 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2025
