Cymbella pusilla Grunow 1875
Publication Details
Cymbella pusilla Grunow 1875: pl. 9: figs 36, 37
Published in: Schmidt, A.[W.F.] (1875). Atlas der Diatomaceen-kunde. Series I: Heft 3 . pp. pls 9-12. Aschersleben: Verlag von Ernst Schlegel.
Request PDFPublication date: 25 March 1875
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 Navicymbula pusilla (Grunow) Krammer.
Source of Synonymy
Krammer, K. (2003). Cymbopleura, Delicata, Navicymbula, Gomphocymbellopsis, Afrocymbella. In: Diatoms of Europe, Diatoms of the European Inland waters and comparable habitats. Vol. 4. (Lange-Bertalot, H. Eds), pp. 1-529. Rugell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G..
Type Information
Syntype localities: Fig. 36: "Kunsee" [?Königssee, Bavaria, Germany]; Fig. 37 "Bayonne" [Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France]; (Schmidt 1875: pl. 9: figs 36, 37)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 January 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 January 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
