Pleurosigma tortuosum Cleve 1881
Publication Details
Pleurosigma tortuosum Cleve 1881: 5; pl. I: fig. 6
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1881). On some new and little known diatoms. Kongliga Svenska-Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar, N.F. 18(5): 1-28, 6 pls.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurosigma is Pleurosigma angulatum (J.T.Quekett) W.Smith.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurosigma speciosum var. tortuosa (Cleve) Cleve.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve, P.T. (1894). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Series 4 26(2): 1-194, 5 pls.
Type Information
Balearic Islands.;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), bent or twisted in different directions, involved, complicated (Stearn 1983).
Created: 27 September 2019 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 27 September 2019
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 September 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
