Cymbella flexella Kützing 1844

Publication Details
Cymbella flexella Kützing 1844: 80, pl. 4: fig. XIV [14]; pl. 6: fig. VIII [8]

Published in: Kützing, F.T. (1844). Die Kieselschaligen Bacillarien oder Diatomeen. pp. [i-vii], [1]-152, pls 1-30. Nordhausen: zu finden bei W. Köhne.

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Publication date: 7-9 Nov 1844

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 Eucocconeis flexella (Kützing) F.Meister.

Source of Synonymy
Meister, F. (1912). Die Kieselalgen der Schweiz. Beitrage zur Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz. Matériaux pour la flore cryptogamique suisse. Vol. IV, fasc. 1. pp. [i]-vi, [1]-254, 48 pls. Bern: Druck und Verlag von K.J. Wyss.

Type Information
Type locality: In Quellwasser bei Thun in der Schweiz! [Thun, Switzerland]; (Kützing 1844: 80)

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

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

Last updated: 01 March 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 March 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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