Gyrosigma scalproides var. eximium (Thwaites) Cleve 1894
Publication Details
Gyrosigma scalproides var. eximium (Thwaites) Cleve 1894: 118
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 eximium (Thwaites) Boyer.
Basionym
Schizonema eximium Thwaites
Type Information
Type locality: "Found in small quantity in a rapid stream of fresh water on the filaments of Vaucheria, roots of grass, &c, at Crew's Hole near Bristol, in December last."; (Thwaites 1848: 170) Type: G.H.K.T.; Dec. 1847; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Latin), like a scalpel or lancet.
General Environment
This is a brackish species.
Created: 03 February 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 07 December 2017
Verification of Data
Users are responsible for verifying the accuracy of information before use, as noted on the website Content page.
Linking to this page: https://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=58150
Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 07 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
