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.
Source of Synonymy
Sterrenberg, F.A.S. (2001). Studies on the genera Pleurosigma and Gyrosigma. The types of Shadbolt and related taxa. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 151: 121-127, 22 figs.
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 04 December 2024