Cocconeis amphiceros Ehrenberg 1841

Publication Details
Cocconeis amphiceros Ehrenberg 1841: 206

Published in: Ehrenberg, [C.G.] (1840). [Characteristik von 274 neuen Arten von Infusorien]. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1840: 197-219.

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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 Rhaphoneis amphiceros (Ehrenberg) Ehrenberg.

Source of Synonymy
Ehrenberg, C.G. (1844). Mittheilung über 2 neue Lager von Gebirgsmassen aus Infusorien als Meeres-Absatz in Nord-Amerika und eine Vergleichung derselben mit den organischen Kreide-Gebilden in Europa und Afrik. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung Geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königl. Preuss. Akademie Der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1844: 57-97.

Type Information
Lectotype locality: “Ad ostium Albis maritima" [North Sea, mouth of river Elbe in Cuxhaven, Germany].; (Jahn & Kusber 2004: 586) Notes: Lectotype (designated deignated by Jahn & Kusber 2004: 586): Specimen in blue ring on preparation No. 540043-4 in BHUPM (Fig. 47). The lectotype specimen corresponds to the specimen on drawing sheet No. 1036 in BHUPM (Fig. 46).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

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

Last updated: 12 January 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 January 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024

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