Cocconeis disculoides Hustedt 1955
Publication Details
Cocconeis disculoides Hustedt 1955: 17, pl. 5: figs 8-11; pl. 7: fig. 8
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1955). Marine littoral diatoms of Beaufort, North Carolina. Bulletin Duke University Marine Station 6: 1-67, incl.16 pls.
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 Amphicocconeis disculoides (Hustedt) Stefano & Marino.
Source of Synonymy
De Stefano, M. & Marino, D. (2003). Morphology and taxonomy of Amphicocconeis gen. nov. (Achnanthales, Bacillariophyceae, Bacillariophyta) with considerations on its relationship to other monoraphid diatom genera. European Journal of Phycology 38: 361-370.
Type Information
Type locality: Beaufort Bay, North Carolina, USA; (De Stefano & Marino 2003: 362) Lectotype (designated by Simonsen, 1987: 406): BRM; Ztl/79- Beaufort, N.C., U.S.A. Strand-Oberflache (INA 1996: 406) Notes: Drawings and micrographs of the original material: Hustedt (1955: pl. 5, figs 8-11, pl. 7, fig. 80); figs 1-32 [Fig. 1: Slide ZT1/79] (de Stefano & Marino, 2003).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Amended diagnosis (de Stefano & Marino, 2003: 363).
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 17 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 January 2025
