Pleurosigma fasciola (Ehrenberg) W.Smith 1852
Current name:
Gyrosigma fasciola (Ehrenberg) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA; Waterfront Park, 400x, DIC - 19 March 2011. Karl Bruun (skogenman@earthlink.net)
Publication Details
Pleurosigma fasciola (Ehrenberg) W.Smith 1852: 9; pl. 2, fig. 6
Published in: Smith, W. (1852). Notes on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of British species included in the genus Pleurosigma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2 9: 1-12, 2 pls.
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 fasciola (Ehrenberg) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey.
Basionym
Ceratoneis fasciola Ehrenberg
Type Information
Lectotype locality: North Sea, Cuxhaven, Germany (53 52N, 8 42E); (Jahn, Sterrenburg & Kusber 2005: 306) Lectotype: 21 September 1839; water of the rising tide; BHUPM; Taxonomic Preparation No. 540032-4 (Jahn, Sterrenburg & Kusber 2005: 306, fig. 32 ) Notes: Lectotyope designated by Jahn et al. 2005, p. 306 (ref. 012633): Taxonomic preparation no. 540032-4 in BHUPM (North Sea, Cuxhaven).
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), tape, little bandage.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 18 September 2011
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 September 2011. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 May 2024