Pleurosigma wansbeckii Donkin 1858
Publication Details
Pleurosigma wansbeckii Donkin 1858: 24, pl. 3, fig. 7
Published in: Donkin, A.S. (1858). On the marine Diatomaceae of Northumberland with a description of eighteen new Species. Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London, Series 2 6: 12-34, pl. III.
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.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve, P.T. (1894). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Series 4 26(2): 1-194, 5 pls.
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.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 January 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 January 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
