Cocconeis scutellum var. maxima (Grunow) Cleve 1895
Publication Details
Cocconeis scutellum var. maxima (Grunow) Cleve 1895: 171
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1895). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsak Akademiens Handlingar 27(3): 1-219, 4 pls.
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 maxima (Grunow) H.Peragallo & M.Peragallo.
Basionym
Mastogloia maxima Grunow
Type Information
Type locality: Croatia: Krk: OrniĊĦalj; (INA 1996) Type: Dr. Lorenz; (INA 1996) Notes: Adriatic Sea.
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: 05 July 2019
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 July 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025
