WoRMS taxon details
Gyrosigma acuminatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1853
149035 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149035)
accepted
Species
Gyrosigma spencerii (Bailey ex Quekett) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pleurosigma acuminatum (Kützing) W.Smith, 1852 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pleurosigma kuetzingii Grunow, 1860 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. angulatum Hagelstein, 1939
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. acuminatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1853 accepted as Frustulia acuminata Kützing, 1833 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. baikalensis Skvortzov, 1937 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. brebissonii (Grunow) Cleve, 1894 accepted as Pleurosigma brebissonii f. brebissonii Grunow in Cleve & Grunow, 1880 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. curta Grunow in Cleve & Grunow, 1880 accepted as Pleurosigma acuminatum var. curta Grunow in Cleve & Grunow, 1880 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. gallica (Grunow) Cleve, 1894 accepted as Pleurosigma scalprum var. gallicum Grunow in Van Heurck, 1880-1885 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. lacustre Meister accepted as Pleurosigma lacustre W.Smith, 1852 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. lacustre (W. Smith) Cleve-Euler, 1952 accepted as Pleurosigma lacustre W.Smith, 1852 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. neglectum McCall, 1933 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. okamurae (Skvortzow) Skvortzow & Noda, 1971 accepted as Gyrosigma spenceri var. okamurae Skvortzow, 1937 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Gyrosigma acuminatum var. spenceri Kirejeva, 1929 (uncertain > unassessed)
(of Frustulia acuminata Kützing, 1833) Kützing, F.T. (1833). Synopsis Diatomacearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea, 8(5): 529-620, pls. XIII-XIX.
page(s): p. 555; pl. 14, fig. 36 [details]
page(s): p. 555; pl. 14, fig. 36 [details]
Distribution geographic region not obtained; recorded as being found in the Bay of Fundy
Distribution geographic region not obtained; recorded as being found in the Bay of Fundy [details]
Kociolek, J.P.; Blanco, S.; Coste, M.; Ector, L.; Liu, Y.; Karthick, B.; Kulikovskiy, M.; Lundholm, N.; Ludwig, T.; Potapova, M.; Rimet, F.; Sabbe, K.; Sala, S.; Sar, E.; Taylor, J.; Van de Vijver, B.; Wetzel, C.E.; Williams, D.M.; Witkowski, A.; Witkowski, J. (2025). DiatomBase. Gyrosigma acuminatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149035 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Frustulia acuminata Kützing, 1833) Kützing, F.T. (1833). Synopsis Diatomacearum oder Versuch einer systematischen Zusammenstellung der Diatomeen. Linnaea, 8(5): 529-620, pls. XIII-XIX.
page(s): p. 555; pl. 14, fig. 36 [details]
basis of record Muylaert, K.; Sabbe, K. (1999). Spring phytoplankton assemblages in and around the maximum turbidity zone of the estuaries of the Elbe (Germany), the Schelde (Belgium/The Netherlands) and the Gironde (France). <i>J. Mar. Syst. 22</i>: 133-149 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): p. 555; pl. 14, fig. 36 [details]
basis of record Muylaert, K.; Sabbe, K. (1999). Spring phytoplankton assemblages in and around the maximum turbidity zone of the estuaries of the Elbe (Germany), the Schelde (Belgium/The Netherlands) and the Gironde (France). <i>J. Mar. Syst. 22</i>: 133-149 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Schelde)
Muylaert, K.; Sabbe, K. (1999). Spring phytoplankton assemblages in and around the maximum turbidity zone of the estuaries of the Elbe (Germany), the Schelde (Belgium/The Netherlands) and the Gironde (France). <i>J. Mar. Syst. 22</i>: 133-149 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Stoermer, E.F., R.G. Kreis, Jr. and N.A. Andersen. 1999. Checklist of diatoms from the Laurentian Great Lakes, II. Journal of Great Lakes Research 25(3): 515-566. [details]
additional source Thomas, M. L. H. (1983). Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 64:1-306. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online at http://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp [details]
additional source Krayesky, D. M.; Meave, D. C.; Zamudio, E.; Norris, E.; Fredericq, S.; Tunnell, J. (2009). Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Gulf of Mexico origin, waters, and biota.</em> 1: 155-186. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66(3): 531-610. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]
additional source Stoermer, E.F., R.G. Kreis, Jr. and N.A. Andersen. 1999. Checklist of diatoms from the Laurentian Great Lakes, II. Journal of Great Lakes Research 25(3): 515-566. [details]
additional source Thomas, M. L. H. (1983). Marine and coastal systems of the Quoddy Region, New Brunswick. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 64:1-306. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hällfors, G. (2004). Checklist of Baltic Sea Phytoplankton Species (including some heterotrophic protistan groups). <em>Baltic Sea Environment Proceedings.</em> No. 95: 210 pp., available online at http://helcom.fi/Lists/Publications/BSEP95.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/diatoms/names/index.asp [details]
additional source Krayesky, D. M.; Meave, D. C.; Zamudio, E.; Norris, E.; Fredericq, S.; Tunnell, J. (2009). Diatoms (Bacillariophyta) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Gulf of Mexico origin, waters, and biota.</em> 1: 155-186. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hartley, B., Ross, R. & Williams, D.M. (1986). A check-list of the freshwater, brackish and marine diatoms of the British Isles and adjoining coastal waters. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 66(3): 531-610. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet phytosynthetic [details]Distribution geographic region not obtained; recorded as being found in the Bay of Fundy [details]
Habitat pelagic or attached to various marine life [details]
Importance most abundant phylum of algae [details]
Morphology yellow brown in color, not green [details]
Predators marine microorganisms and animal larvae [details]
Reproduction general for group: both sexual and asexual [details]
PlanktonNet Image (from synonym Gyrosigma spenceri (W.Smith) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856)
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (108 publications) (from synonym Pleurosigma acuminatum (Kützing) W.Smith, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Gyrosigma spencerii (Bailey ex Quekett) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pleurosigma kuetzingii Grunow, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Gyrosigma spenceri (W.Smith) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Gyrosigma spencerii (Bailey ex Quekett) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gyrosigma acuminatum)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Gyrosigma spencerii (Bailey ex Quekett) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856)
To PESI (from synonym Pleurosigma acuminatum (Kützing) W.Smith, 1852)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (108 publications) (from synonym Pleurosigma acuminatum (Kützing) W.Smith, 1852)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Gyrosigma spencerii (Bailey ex Quekett) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pleurosigma kuetzingii Grunow, 1860)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Gyrosigma spenceri (W.Smith) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856)
To Dyntaxa (from synonym Gyrosigma spencerii (Bailey ex Quekett) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Gyrosigma acuminatum)
To GenBank (35 nucleotides; 22 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Gyrosigma spencerii (Bailey ex Quekett) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856)
To PESI (from synonym Pleurosigma acuminatum (Kützing) W.Smith, 1852)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym