Cocconeis belgica Molinari & Guiry, 2021

Molinari-Novoa, Eduardo A., 2021, Nomenclatural notes on algae. V. New names for various algal taxa, mostly at the species rank, Notulae Algarum 184, pp. 1-17 : 4

Cocconeis belgica Molinari & Guiry , nom. nov.

Replaced name: Cocconeis japonica var. antarctica H.F.Van Heurck, Expédition Antarctique Belge, Résultats du Voyage du S.Y. Belgica en 1897-1898-1899. Rapports Scientifiques. Botanique, Diatomées: 17. 1909, ≡ Cocconeis antarctica (Van Heurck) Frenguelli & H.A.Orlando (1958: 81), (Ochrophyta, Cocconeidaceae ), nom. illeg., non Cocconeis antarctica Brown (1920: 220) , Cocconeidaceae .

Notes: The species is renamed for the steam yacht R.V. Belgica , the vessel of the 19 th century Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897-1899) that recovered the samples for Van Heurck’s taxon.