Pleurosigma attenuatum (Kützing) W.Smith 1852

Publication Details
Pleurosigma attenuatum (Kützing) W.Smith 1852: 11; pl.2, fig.11

Published in: Smith, W. (1852). Notes on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of British species included in the genus Pleurosigma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2 9: 1-12, 2 pls.

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Type Species
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 Gyrosigma attenuatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst.

Source of Synonymy
Hendey, N.I. (1974). A revised check-list of the British marine diatoms. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 54: 277-300, no figs.

Basionym
Frustulia attenuata Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: bei Weissenfels; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), attenuate (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 September 2011

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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024

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