Pleurosigma fasciola var. prolongatum (W.Smith) Van Heurck 1896

Publication Details
Pleurosigma fasciola var. prolongatum (W.Smith) Van Heurck 1896: 259

Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1896). A treatise on the Diatomaceae. Translated by W.E. Baxter. pp. 1-558, pls 1-35. London: William Wesley & Son.

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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 prolongatum (W.Smith) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey.

Basionym
Pleurosigma prolongatum W.Smith

Type Information
Type locality: England: Dorset: Poole Bay; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: W. Smith; x.1849; BM; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), tape, little bandage.

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 31 December 2014 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 December 2014

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 December 2014. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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