Pleurosigma elegantissimum Castracane 1886
Publication Details
Pleurosigma elegantissimum Castracane 1886: 37; pl. XXVIII [28]: fig. 1
Published in: Castracane, [C.A.] F. (1886). Report on the Diatomaceae collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. In: Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Botany. Vol. II. (Murray, J. Eds), pp. [1]-178.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurosigma is Pleurosigma angulatum (J.T.Quekett) W.Smith.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "... found in a sounding made near Yedo in the Sea of Japan."; (Castracane 1886: 37)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 19 September 2019 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 09 June 2022
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024