Pleurosigma naviculaceum Brébisson 1854
Publication Details
Pleurosigma naviculaceum Brébisson 1854: 255, fig. 7
Published in: Brébisson, A. de (1854). Note sur quelques diatomées marines rares ou peu connues, du littoral de Cherbourg. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 2: 241-258, 1 pl.
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 Pleurosigma inflatum Shadbolt.
Type Information
Type locality: "Cherbourg" [Normandy, France]; (Brébisson 1854: 255) Lectotype (designated by Sterrenburg 2001: 121): BRM; Hustedt slide 401/5 (Sterrenberg 2001: 121)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling a small ship, boat, skiff.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 February 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024