Gyrosigma strigilis (W.Smith) Cleve

Classification:
Empire Eukaryota
Kingdom Chromista
Phylum Ochrophyta
Class Bacillariophyceae
Subclass Bacillariophycidae
Superorder Bacillarianae
Order Naviculales
Family Pleurosigmataceae
Genus Gyrosigma

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Publication details
Gyrosigma strigilis (W.Smith) Cleve 1894: 115

Original publication: Cleve, P.T. (1894). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar, series 4 26(2): 1-194, 5 pl.
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Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gyrosigma is Gyrosigma hippocampus (Ehrenberg) Hassall.

Status of name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Pleurosigma strigilis W.Smith

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pleurosigma strigilis W.Smith 1852
Gyrosigma strigilis (W.Smith) J.W.Griffin & Henfrey 1856
Scalptrum strigile (W.Smith) Kuntze 1891

General environment
This is a Brackish species.

Detailed distribution with sources
(as Gyrosigma strigilis (W.Smith) J.W.Griffin & Henfrey)
Europe: Britain (Whitton et al. 2003), Finland (Weckstrom & Juggins 2006), Romania (Caraus 2012).

Australia and New Zealand: New South Wales (Day et al. 1995), New Zealand (Harper et al. 2012), Northern Territory (Day et al. 1995).

(as Gyrosigma strigilis (W.Smith) Cleve)
Europe: Romania (Caraus 2002).

North America: United States of America (Patrick & Reimer 1966).

South America: Brazil (Eskinazi-Leça et al. 2010).

Source of synonymy
Patrick, R. & Reimer, C.W. (1966). The diatoms of the United States exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii. Volume 1: Fragilariaceae, Eunotiaceae, Achnanthaceae, Naviculaceae. pp. 688. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences.

Key references
Hustedt, F. (1930). Bacillariophyta (Diatomeae). In: Die Süsswasser - Flora Mitteleuropas. Heft. 10, 2. Aufl. (Pascher, A. Eds), pp. vii + 466, 875 fig. Jena:

SAG Cultures
SAG Cultures may be viewed at http://sagdb.uni-goettingen.de/showstrains.php?genus=Gyrosigma&species=strigilis

SCCAP Cultures
Cultures from the Scandinavian Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Copenhagen (SCCAP) and Protozoa may be viewed at http://www.sccap.dk/search/algaebase.asp?Genus=Gyrosigma&Species=strigilis

NCBI Nucleotide Sequences

Created: 29 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry

Verified by: 11 September 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda

Accesses: This record has been accessed by users 458 times since it was created.

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Citing AlgaeBase
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 May 2013.

Algaebase taxon LSID: urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:101687