Pleurasiga sphyrelata H.A.Thomsen 1973
Publication Details
Pleurasiga sphyrelata H.A.Thomsen 1973: 14, figs. 22-26
Published in: Thomsen, H.A. (1973). Studies on marine choanoflagellates I. Silicified choanoflagellates from the Isefjord (Denmark). Ophelia 12(1-2): 1-26, 42 figures.
Request PDFPublication date: December 1973
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurasiga is Pleurasiga orculiformis J.Schiller.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Polyfibula sphyrelata (H.A.Thomsen) Manton.
Source of Synonymy
Manton, I. & Bremer, G. (1981). Observations on lorica structure and aspects of replication in the Pleurasiga sphyrelata Thomsen complex (= Polyfibula spp., gen. n.) (Choanoflagellata). Zoologica Scripta 10(4): 273-291, 41 figures, 2 tables.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 21 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 02 March 2025
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 02 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 08 April 2025
