Cymbella minuta var. silesiaca (Bleisch) Reimer 1975

Publication Details
Cymbella minuta var. silesiaca (Bleisch) Reimer 1975: 49, pl. 8: figs 7 a–10 b

Published in: Patrick, R. & Reimer, C.W. (1975). The diatoms of the United States exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii. Vol. 2, Part 1. Entomoneidaceae, Cymbellaceae, Gomphonemaceae, Epithemiaceae. pp. [i]-ix, [1]-213, 28 pls [in text]. Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

Type 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 Encyonema silesiacum (Bleisch) D.G.Mann.

Source of Synonymy
Van de Vijver, B., Peeters, V., Wilfert, K. & de Haan, m. (2024). Two new Encyonema species from Europe compared to the type material of E. minutum and E. silesiacum (Gomphonemataceae, Bacillariophyceae). Botany Letters 00: [1–16], 10 figures, 2 tables.

Basionym
Cymbella silesiaca Bleisch

Type Information
Type locality: Silesia: well near Strehlen; (INA 1996) Type: Dr. Bleisch; xi.1864; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small; minute (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 August 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025

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