Gyrosigma rigidum (W.Smith) Griffith & Henfrey 1855
Current name:
Pleurosigma rigidum W.Smith
Hawaii; scale is 20 µm - 15 August 2011. J.M. Huisman
Publication Details
Gyrosigma rigidum (W.Smith) Griffith & Henfrey 1855: 302
Published in: Griffith, J.W. & Henfrey, A. (1855). The micrographic dictionary: a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects; illustrated by forty-one plates and eight hundred and sixteen woodcuts. pp. [i]-v, [1]-696, 41 pls. London: John van Voorst.
Publication date: 1 November 1855
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gyrosigma is Gyrosigma hippocampus Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurosigma rigidum W.Smith.
Basionym
Pleurosigma rigidum W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Brackish water. Ipswich, Mr. T. Hodgson, Aug. 1851." [England]; (Smith 1853: 64) Holotype: BM; 23649 (Hendey 1964: 243)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), rigid (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 November 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 November 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024