Pleurosigma angustum Donkin 1858
Publication Details
Pleurosigma angustum Donkin 1858: 14, pl. 3: fig. 9
Published in: Donkin, A.S. (1858). On the marine Diatomaceae of Northumberland with a description of eighteen new Species. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, Series 2 6: 12-34, pl. III.
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 Carinasigma angustatum (Donkin) G.Reid.
Source of Synonymy
Reid, G. (2012). A revision of the family Pleurosigmataceae (Bacillariophyta). pp. [1] 7-162 [163], 24 pls.. Ruggell: A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G..
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), narrow (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 January 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 December 2024
