Cocconeis scutellum var. mediterranea (Kützing) Rabenhorst

Publication Details
Cocconeis scutellum var. mediterranea (Kützing) Rabenhorst

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 Cocconeis scutellum Ehrenberg.

Source of Synonymy
Blanco, S., Borrego-Ramos, M. & Olenici, A. (2019). Las diatomeas de Ceuta. pp. [1]-191, incl. 26 pls. Ceuta: Instituto Estudios Ceutíes.

Basionym
Cocconeis mediterranea Kützing

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), diminutive of scutum, a shield; literally, little shield (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 13 March 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 July 2025

 
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