Thalassiosira proschkinae Makarova 1979
Publication Details
Thalassiosira proschkinae Makarova 1979: 922, pl. 1: figs 1-7
Published in: Makarova, I.V., Genkal, S.I. & Kuzmin, G.V. (1979). [Species of the genus Thalassiosira Cl. (Bacillariophyta), found in continental water bodies of the USSR]. Botanicheskii Zhurnal 64(7): 921-927.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thalassiosira is Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii Cleve.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Minidiscus proschkinae (Makarova) J.S.Park & J.H.Lee.
Source of Synonymy
Park, J.S., Jung, S.W., Ki, J.-S., Guo, R., Kim, H.J., Lee K.-W. & Lee, J.H. (2017). Transfer of the small diatoms Thalassiosira proschkinae and T. spinulata to the genus Minidiscus and their taxonomic re-description. PLoS One 12(9 e0181980): 1-.
Type Information
Type locality: Sea of Azov; (Martin-Cereceda & Cox 2011: 568) Type: A.I. Proschkina-Lavrenko; 24.viii.1962; Coll. Proschkina-Lavrenko, Inst. Bot. Acad. Sci. Leningrad; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 24 March 2021
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Nomenclatural note
" It is uncertain whether T. proschkinae and T. spinulata are conspecific because the valve structure of T. proschkinae has been variously described. We distinguish these species primarily by areola structure and silicification" (Park et al., 2016: 417). - (19 August 2016) - G.M. Guiry
Habitat note
Citing other authors, Martin-Cereceda & Cox (2011) give the following distributions and habitats: Caspian Sea, Sea of Adzikabul (marine); British coasts (estuaries); Sea of Azov, Caspian Sea, England (marine, shore, rivers); Forsmark, Sweden (brackish); Schelei Estuary, Germany (brackish); Fjords, Germany (oligo-mesohaline); Schelde and Elbe estuaries, The Netherlands and Germany (poly-mesohaline); Schelde Estuary, The Netherlands (mesohaline); Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada (marine); San Matias Gulf, Patagonia, Argentina (marine); Helgoland, Germany (marine). - (31 January 2012) - G.M. Guiry
Usage note
Harmful species - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 June 2025
