Cymbella parva (W.Smith) Kirchner 1878
Publication Details
Cymbella parva (W.Smith) Kirchner 1878: 118
Published in: Kirchner, O. (1878). Algen. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Schlesien. Part 1. (Cohn, F. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. i-iv [vii] 1-284. Breslau: J.U. Kern's Verlag (Max Müller).
Type 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.
Basionym
Cocconema parvum W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Fresh water. Surface of Chalk cliff, Beachy Head, Aug. 1850. In Conj. Apr. 1851, W. Sm."; (Smith 1853: 76)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), little, small, puny (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 13 March 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 13 March 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 07 January 2025