Pleurosigma sciotoense W.S.Sullivant 1859
Publication Details
Pleurosigma sciotoense W.S.Sullivant 1859: 251, footnote (as 'sciotoensis')
Published in: Sullivant, W.S. & Wormley, T.G. (1859). On the measurement of the striae of Diatoms. American Journal of Science 27: 249-252.
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 sciotoense (W.S.Sullivant) Cleve.
Source of Synonymy
Cleve, P.T. (1895). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part II. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsak Akademiens Handlingar 27(3): 1-219, 4 pls.
General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 September 2017
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Citing AlgaeBase
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 September 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024
