Cymbella dicephala (Ehrenberg) Holmboe 1901
Publication Details
Cymbella dicephala (Ehrenberg) Holmboe 1901: 278
Published in: Holmboe, J. (1901). Süsswasser-Diatomeen von den Azorischen Inseln. Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne 39: 265-286.
Request PDFType 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 Placoneis dicephala (Ehrenberg) Mereschkowsky.
Source of Synonymy
Mereschkowsky, C. (1903). Über Placoneis, ein neues Diatomeen-Genus. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 15(1): 1-30, pl. 1.
Basionym
Navicula dicephala Ehrenberg
Type Information
Syntype localities: Fossil im Bergmehl von Dagernfors in Schweden und von Kymmene Gard in Finnland; (Ehrenberg 1838: 185)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 January 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 January 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 January 2025
