Thalassiosira oestrupii var. venrickiae G.A.Fryxell & Hasle 1980

Publication Details
Thalassiosira oestrupii var. venrickiae G.A.Fryxell & Hasle 1980: 810, 813, figs 11-19 (as 'venrickae')

Published in: Fryxell, G.A. & Hasle, G.R. (1980). The marine diatom Thalassiosira oestrupii: structure, taxonomy and distribution. American Journal of Botany 67(5): 804-814.

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 oestrupii var. venrickiae (G.A.Fryxell & Hasle) A.J.Alverson, S.-H.Kang & E.C.Theriot.

Source of Synonymy
Alverson, A.J., Kang, S.-H. & Theriot, E.C. (2006). Cell wall morphology and systematic importance of Thalassiosira ritscheri (Hustedt) Hasle, with a description of Shionodiscus gen. nov. Diatom Research 21(2): 251-262, 14 fig.

Type Information
Type locality: USA: Florida: off Panama City; (INA 1996) Type: 13.xi.1974; (INA 1996) Notes: Type: Slide IMBB, Oslo, Norway: slide no. 44 (INA).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 12 October 2011 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 22 April 2022

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025