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| Pleurosigma formosum W. Smith 1852, p. 5; pl. 1, fig. 1 | |||
| Status | Valid | ||
| Published in | Smith, W. 1852 [ref. 000862]. Notes on the Diatomaceae with descriptions of British Species included in the genus Pleurosigma. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 2nd series, 9:1-12, 2 pls. | ||
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| Type Locality | Language of description | E | |
| Collector | Assessment of record accuracy | likely accurate | |
| List of nomenclatural synonyms | Gyrosigma formosum (W. Smith) Griffith & Henfrey 1856 Scalprum (Scalptrum) formosum (W. Smith) Kuntze 1891 | ||