Cymbella laevis Nägeli 1863
Publication Details
Cymbella laevis Nägeli 1863: 21
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1863). Kryptogamen-Flora von Sachsen, Ober-Lausitz, Thüringen und Nord-Böhmen, mit Berücksichtigung der benachbarten Länder: erste Abtheilung: Algen im weitesten Sinne, Leber und Laubmoose. pp. i-xx, 1-653, Un-numbered figs. Leipzig: Verlag von Eduard Kummer.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Cymbella is Cymbella cymbiformis C.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "An Fadenalgaen (Odgogonium) bei Gundorf umweite Leipzig (Auerswald)" [Germany]; (Rabenhorst 1863: 21)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 December 2024
