Cymbella ehrenbergii var. americana (A.W.F.Schmidt) Krasske 1949
Publication Details
Cymbella ehrenbergii var. americana (A.W.F.Schmidt) Krasske 1949: 86
Published in: Krasske, G. (1949). Subfossile Diatomeen aus den Mooren Patagoniens und Feuerlands. Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae, Sarja Series A IV, Biologica. 14: 1–95, 1 plate.
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 subrostrata (Cleve) Krammer.
Basionym
Cymbella americana A.W.F.Schmidt
Origin of Species Name
Noun (singular possessive) (Latin), named for a person with the surname Ehrenberg, for algae generally Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 January 2013
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Taxonomic note
Also published at Boyer 1927:275 - (12 January 2013) - Salvador Valenzuela Miranda
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 July 2025
