Thalassiosira constricta Gaarder 1938
Publication Details
Thalassiosira constricta Gaarder 1938: 6, fig. 6
Published in: Gaarder, K.R. (1938). Phytoplankton studies from the Tromsø District 1930-31. Tromsø Museums Arshefter, Naturhistorisk Adv. 55(1): 1-159.
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 Bacterosira constricta (Gaarder) J.S.Park & J.H.Lee.
Source of Synonymy
Park, J.S., Alverson, A.J. & Lee, J.H. (2016). A phylogenetic re-definition of the diatom genus Bacterosira (Thalassiosirales, Bacillariophyta), with the transfer of Thalassiosira constricta based on morphological and molecular characters. Phytotaxa 245(1): 1-16, 46 fig., 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: Norway: near Tromsø; (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), constricted.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 10 October 2007 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 November 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 November 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025
