Gyrosigma elongatum (W.Smith) Griffith & Henfrey 1855
Publication Details
Gyrosigma elongatum (W.Smith) Griffith & Henfrey 1855: 302
Published in: Griffith, J.W. & Henfrey, A. (1855). The micrographic dictionary: a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects; illustrated by forty-one plates and eight hundred and sixteen woodcuts. pp. [i]-v, [1]-696, 41 pls. London: John van Voorst.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 November 1855
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gyrosigma is Gyrosigma hippocampus Hassall.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pleurosigma elongatum W.Smith.
Basionym
Pleurosigma elongatum W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: Poole Bay, England; (Hendey 1964: 244) Type: BM; 23651 (Hendey 1964: 244) Notes: England (Dorset: Poole Bay; East Sussex: Lewes; Yorkshire: Hull); collector: W. Smith; R. Harrison (INA). 'Poole Bay, June 1849', kept in Van Heurck Collection cited in Sar et al. 2014: figs 48-55.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), elongated (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 23 May 2009 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 20 February 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
