Pleurosigma reticulatum (Norman) Hustedt 1955
Publication Details
Pleurosigma reticulatum (Norman) Hustedt 1955: 36
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1955). Marine littoral diatoms of Beaufort, North Carolina. Bulletin Duke University Marine Station 6: 1-67, incl.16 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 Donkinia reticulata Norman.
Basionym
Donkinia reticulata Norman
Type Information
Type locality: "Shark's Bay, Australia" [Western Australia] ; (Pritchard 1861: 921) Lectotype: Dr. Macdonald; "Stomach of Ascidians"; BM; 1948! (Rein 2012: 93)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), reticulate, netted, marked with a network (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 27 March 2012 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 October 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 October 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024