Thalassiosira gracilis var. expecta (VanLandingham) G.Fryxell & Hasle 1979
Publication Details
Thalassiosira gracilis var. expecta (VanLandingham) G.Fryxell & Hasle 1979: 384, figs 23-28
Published in: Fryxell, G.A. & Hasle, G.R. (1979). The genus Thalassiosira: species with internal extensions of the strutted processes. Phycologia 18: 378-393, 34 figs.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thalassiosira is Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii Cleve.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Shionodiscus gracilis var. expectus (VanLandingham) A.J.Alverson, S.H.Kang & E.C.Theriot.
Source of Synonymy
Alverson, A.J., Kang, S.-H. & Theriot, E.C. (2006). Cell wall morphology and systematic importance of Thalassiosira ritscheri (Hustedt) Hasle, with a description of Shionodiscus gen. nov. Diatom Research 21(2): 251-262, 14 fig.
Basionym
Thalassiosira expecta VanLandingham
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 25 April 2003 by Mairead Murphy.
Last updated: 29 December 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 29 December 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
