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Pleurosigma compactum Greville 1857, p. 12; pl. 3, fig. 9
StatusValid
Published inGreville, R.K. 1857 [ref. 001239]. Description of some new Diatomaceous forms from the West Indies. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London 5:7-12, pl. III.
TypeBM 993, holotypeClick here to view INA card. Click here to check this name in the INA website.
Type LocalityTrinidad Mrs. EcclesLanguage of descriptionE
CollectorAssessment of record accuracylikely accurate
List of nomenclatural synonymsAmphiprora ralfsii Walker-Arnott 1858
Gyrosigma compactum (Greville) Cleve 1894
Rhoicosigma compactum (Greville) Grunow 1867
Donkinia compacta (Greville) Ralfs in Pritchard 1861