Thalassiosira flexuosa (Brun) F.Akiba & Y.Yanagisawa 1985
Publication Details
Thalassiosira flexuosa (Brun) F.Akiba & Y.Yanagisawa 1985: 492
Published in: Akiba, F. & Yanagisawa, Y. (1985). Taxonomy, morphology and phylogeny of the Neogene diatom zonal marker species in the middle-to-high latitudes of the North Pacific. In: Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, Vol. 87. (Kagami, H., Karig, D.E. et al. Eds), pp. 483-554.. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office .
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thalassiosira is Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii Cleve.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Coscinodiscus flexuosus Brun
Type Information
Type locality: Japan: Abokiri, Hokkaido; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Fossil
Described as a fossil.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), zigzag, bent alternately in opposite directions (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 08 February 2023
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
