Gyrosigma obscurum (W.Smith) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey 1856
Publication Details
Gyrosigma obscurum (W.Smith) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey 1856: 302, pl. 11: fig. 27
Published in: Griffith, J.W. & Henfrey, A. (1855). The micrographic dictionary: a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects; illustrated by forty-one plates and eight hundred and sixteen woodcuts. pp. [i]-v, [1]-696, 41 pls. London: John van Voorst.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 November 1855
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gyrosigma is Gyrosigma hippocampus Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Pleurosigma obscurum W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: England: East Sussex: Lewes; Dorset: Poole Bay; (INA 1996) Type: W. Smith; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 June 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
