Gyrosigma attenuatum var. scalprum (Gaillon) Cleve 1894
Current name: Gyrosigma scalprum (Gaillon) Sterrenburg - 02 July 2011. F.A.S. Sterrenburg
Publication Details
Gyrosigma attenuatum var. scalprum (Gaillon) Cleve 1894: 116
Published in: Cleve, P.T. (1894). Synopsis of the naviculoid diatoms. Part I. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar Series 4 26(2): 1-194, 5 pls.
Request PDFType 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 Gyrosigma scalprum (Gaillon) Sterrenburg.
Basionym
Navicula scalprum Gaillon
Type Information
Type locality: France: "bassins dans les ports de mer"; (Turpin 1827: 310)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), attenuate (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 06 December 2017
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 06 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 May 2024
