Pleurosigma eximium (Thwaites) Grunow 1880
Publication Details
Pleurosigma eximium (Thwaites) Grunow 1880: 61
Published in: Cleve, P.T. & Grunow, A. (1880). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der arctischen Diatomeen. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 17(2): 1-121, 7 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 eximium (Thwaites) Boyer.
Basionym
Schizonema eximium Thwaites
Type Information
Type locality: "Found in small quantity in a rapid stream of fresh water on the filaments of Vaucheria, roots of grass, &c, at Crew's Hole near Bristol, in December last."; (Thwaites 1848: 170) Type: G.H.K.T.; Dec. 1847; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), strikingly unusual.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 August 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 August 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 30 September 2024