Pleurosigma acuminatum var. lacustre (W.Smith) Rabenhorst 1864
Publication Details
Pleurosigma acuminatum var. lacustre (W.Smith) Rabenhorst 1864: 239
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1864). Flora europaea algarum aquae dulcis et submarinae. Sectio I. Algas diatomaceas complectens, cum figuris generum omnium xylographice impressis. pp. 1-359. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Apud Eduardum Kummerum.
Request PDFPublication date: Mar-Mai 1864
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurosigma is Pleurosigma angulatum (J.T.Quekett) W.Smith.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Gyrosigma acuminatum var. lacustre (W.Smith) F.Meister.
Basionym
Pleurosigma lacustre W.Smith
Origin of Species Name
Participle A (Latin), acuminate, i.e. tapering gradually or abruptly from inwardly curved sides into a narrow point (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 25 April 2021 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 25 April 2021
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 25 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 18 April 2024
