Thalassiosira gracilis (Karsten) Hustedt 1958

Publication Details
Thalassiosira gracilis (Karsten) Hustedt 1958: 109, pl. 3: figs 4-7

Published in: Hustedt, F. (1958). Diatomeen aus der Antarktis und dem Südatlantik. Deutsche Antarktische Expedition 1938/1939. Geographisch-kartographische Anstalt Mundus, Hamburg 2: 103-191, pls 3-13.

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 Shionodiscus gracilis (Karsten) Alverson, Kang et Theriot.

Basionym
Coscinodiscus gracilis Karsten

Type Information
Type locality: west of Kerguelen: 55 20S, 5 15E, 0-30 m depth; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 25 April 2003 by Mairead Murphy.

Last updated: 10 May 2023

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