Pleurosigma spenceri (Bailey ex Quekett) W.Smith 1852
Publication Details
Pleurosigma spenceri (Bailey ex Quekett) W.Smith 1852: 12, pl. 2, fig. 15
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 acuminatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst.
Basionym
Navicula spenceri Bailey ex Quekett
Type Information
Type locality: USA: New York: Croton River; (Index Nominum Algarum) Lectotype (fide Sterrenburg, 1995: 468-469): comm. Bailey (source not specified) via Matthew Marshall; ANSP; A-G.C 3174 (Index Nominum Algarum)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 June 2020
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024