Gyrosigma attenuatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1853

Publication Details
Gyrosigma attenuatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst 1853: 47

Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1853). Die Süsswasser-Diatomaceen (Bacillarien.): für Freunde der Mikroskopie. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-72, 10 plates [I–X]. Leipzig: Eduard Kummer.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gyrosigma is Gyrosigma hippocampus Hassall.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Frustulia attenuata Kützing

Type Information
Type locality: bei Weissenfels; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), attenuate (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 25 November 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Ehrenberg arbitrarily renamed Kützing Frustulia attenuata as Navicula hippocampus (subsequently renamed Gyrosigma hippocampus by Rabenhorst), thus creating confusion that lasted for 150 years. However, the name Gyrosigma hippocampus remains the type of the genus, although it is illegitimate and may not be used for identification. - (17 June 2014) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 March 2025

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