Gyrosigma obscurum (W.Smith) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey 1856

Publication Details
Gyrosigma obscurum (W.Smith) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey 1856: 302, pl. 11: fig. 27

Published in: Griffith, J.W. & Henfrey, A. (1855). The micrographic dictionary: a guide to the examination and investigation of the structure and nature of microscopic objects; illustrated by forty-one plates and eight hundred and sixteen woodcuts. pp. [i]-v, [1]-696, 41 pls. London: John van Voorst.

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Publication date: 1 November 1855

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Gyrosigma is Gyrosigma hippocampus Hassall.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Basionym
Pleurosigma obscurum W.Smith

Type Information
Type locality: England: East Sussex: Lewes; Dorset: Poole Bay; (Index Nominum Algarum) Type: W. Smith; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dark, shady, indisctinct (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a brackish species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 27 June 2022

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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