Cocconeis atomus (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1863
Publication Details
Cocconeis atomus (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1863: 25
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 Cocconeis is Cocconeis scutellum Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Mayamaea atomus (Kützing) Lange-Bertalot.
Basionym
Amphora atomus Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Nordhausen; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), a small particle.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 06 November 2024
