Cocconeis linearis (W.Smith) Schonfeldt 1907
Publication Details
Cocconeis linearis (W.Smith) Schonfeldt 1907: 125; pl. 13, fig. 235
Published in: Schönfeldt, H. von (1907). Diatomaceae Germaniae. Die deutschen Diatomeen des Sußswassers und des Brackwassers. Nest Einfüliruiig in den Bau und das Leben der Diatomeenzelle und einer Auleitung, die Diatomeen zu sammeln und zu präparieren. pp. 1-263, 465 figs in 19 pls. Berlin: Verlag von W. Junk.
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 Achnanthidium lineare W.Smith.
Basionym
Achnanthidium lineare W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fountain of Vaucluse ; Lasswade near Edinburgh, June 1854, Dr. Greville."; (Smith 1855: 8) Lectotype (Lasswade, Scotland) designated by Potapova & Ponader, 2004): ANSP; Febiger collection 3120 (Potapova & Ponader 2004) Notes: Scotland, Lasswade; isotype slide ANSP-Febiger collection 3120 (Potapova & Ponader, 2004).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), linear (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 19 June 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 30 December 2012
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 December 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 July 2024