Gyrosigma tenuissimum (W.Smith) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey 1856
Publication Details
Gyrosigma tenuissimum (W.Smith) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey 1856: 303, pl. 11: fig. 24
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.
Request PDFPublication 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 tenuissimum W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Brackish water. Walton, Essex, Mr. Topping, April 1852."; (Smith 1853: 67)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very fine (Lewis & Short 1890).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 03 December 2018
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Nomenclatural note
Name also introduced by Cleve (1894: 117). J.W.Griffiths & Henfrey (1856: 303) did not cite the basionym, but implied it, which validated the name at this time. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Taxonomic note
Höbel & Sterrenburg (2011: 16) note that this diatom, or specimens similar to it, has probably been called Gyrosigma tenuissisimum (Smith) Griffith & Henfrey in various publications, but it is incompatible with Pleurosigma tenuissimum Smith as presented in Smith (1853). - (15 June 2015) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 May 2025
