Pleurosigma balticum (Ehrenberg) W.Smith 1852
Publication Details
Pleurosigma balticum (Ehrenberg) W.Smith 1852: 8, pl. 2, fig. 1
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.
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 balticum (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst.
Source of Synonymy
Reid, G. & Williams, D.M. (2003). Systematics of the Gyrosigma balticum complex (Bacillariophyta), including three new species. Phycological Research 51(2): 126-142.
Basionym
Navicula baltica Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Germany: Baltic Sea [Kiel]; (INA 1996) Type: Ehrenberg; 23.x.1832; (INA 1996) Notes: Designated neotypes: Texel, Schorren Nature Reserve, 21-IX-1989 (Sterrenburg no. 280). Neotype BM 81615, isoneotypes deposited in ANSP, BRM (Sterrenburg, 1995: 402).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Baltic Sea.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2011
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 September 2024