Pleurosigma acuminatum (Kützing) W.Smith 1852
Current name:
Gyrosigma acuminatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst
SEM - 16 July 2011. F.A.S. Sterrenburg
Publication Details
Pleurosigma acuminatum (Kützing) W.Smith 1852: 9
Published in: Smith, W. (1852). Notes on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of British species included in the genus Pleurosigma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 2 9: 1-12, 2 pls.
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 (Kützing) Rabenhorst.
Basionym
Frustulia acuminata Kützing
Type Information
Type locality: süssen Wassern [sweet waters, presumably Germany]; (Kützing 1834: 555) Notes: G.C. 14188a, ANSP and BM 78084 (syntype) [Sterrenburg pers.comm.]
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 marine species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 February 2019
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 February 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024