Pleurosigma balticum var. wansbeckii (Donkin) Van Heurck 1896
Publication Details
Pleurosigma balticum var. wansbeckii (Donkin) Van Heurck 1896: 256
Published in: Van Heurck, H. (1896). A treatise on the Diatomaceae. Translated by W.E. Baxter. pp. 1-558, pls 1-35. London: William Wesley & Son.
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 wansbeckii (Donkin) Cleve.
Basionym
Pleurosigma wansbeckii Donkin
Type Information
Type locality: Mouth of River Wansbeck, England; (Reid & Williams 2003: 132) Lectotype: Deby; November 1857; BM; 12253 (Reid & Williams 2003: 132, 128) Notes: Figs. 13, 23-29.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Baltic Sea.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 March 2007 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 September 2011
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024