Pleurosigma fasciola var. macrum (W.Smith) H.Peragallo 1891
Publication Details
Pleurosigma fasciola var. macrum (W.Smith) H.Peragallo 1891: 26; pl. 8, fig. 41
Published in: Peragallo, H. (1891). Monographie du genre Pleurosigma et des genres alliés. Le Diatomiste 1(4-5): 1-16, pls 1-5, 17-35, pl. 6-10.
Request PDFType 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 macrum (W.Smith) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey.
Source of Synonymy
Griffith, J.W. & Henfrey, A. (1855). The micrographic dictionary: a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects; illustrated by forty-one plates and eight hundred and sixteen woodcuts. pp. [i]-v, [1]-696, 41 pls. London: John van Voorst.
Basionym
Pleurosigma macrum W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Brackish water. Iford [Ilford], Sussex, Oct. 1852, W. Sm." [England]; (Smith 1853: 67)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), tape, little bandage.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 18 September 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
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 05 December 2024
