Pleurosira laevis f. polymorpha Compère 1982
Publication Details
Pleurosira laevis f. polymorpha Compère 1982: 179, figs 18, 19, 26, 40
Published in: Compère, P. (1982). Taxonomic revision of the diatom genus Pleurosira (Eupodiscaceae). Bacillaria 5: 165-190.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurosira is Melosira thermalis Meneghini.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurosira inusitata (Hohn & Hellerman) Desianti, Potapova & Beals.
Source of Synonymy
Hohn, M.H. & Hellermann, J. (1966). New diatoms from the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, Delaware and Chesapeake Bay area of Baltimore, Maryland. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 85(1): 115-130.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), smooth, free from uneveness, hairs or roughness (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 November 2022
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
