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Pleurosigma decorum W.Smith, 1853
156578 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:156578)
accepted
Species
- Variety Pleurosigma decorum var. adriaticum Tempère & Peragallo, 1910 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Pleurosigma decorum var. americanum H. Peragallo, 1891 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Pleurosigma decorum var. dalmatica Grunow in Cleve & Möller, 1878 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Pleurosigma decorum var. dalmaticum sensu H. Peragallo, 1891 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Pleurosigma decorum var. decorum W. Smith, 1853 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Pleurosigma decorum var. inflatum H. Peragallo, 1891 (uncertain > unassessed)
- Variety Pleurosigma decorum var. quebecensis Cardinal, Poulin & Berard-Therriault, 1986 (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
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. (2026). DiatomBase. Pleurosigma decorum W.Smith, 1853. Accessed at: https://www.diatombase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=156578 on 2026-07-12
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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 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
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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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Harper, M.A.; Cassie Cooper, V.; Chang, F.H.; Nelson, W.A.; Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Ochrophyta: brown and golden-brown algae, diatoms, silicoflagellates, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 114-163. [details]
additional source Meunier, A. (1915). Microplankton de la Mer Flamande: 2. Les Diatomacées (suite) (Le Genre Chaetoceros excepté). Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique = Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Natuurhistorisch Museum van België, VII(3). Hayez, imprimeur de l'Académie royale de Belgique: Bruxelles. 182 pp. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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 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 Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Harper, M.A.; Cassie Cooper, V.; Chang, F.H.; Nelson, W.A.; Broady, P.A. (2012). Phylum Ochrophyta: brown and golden-brown algae, diatoms, silicoflagellates, and kin, in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2012). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 3. Kingdoms Bacteria, Protozoa, Chromista, Plantae, Fungi. pp. 114-163. [details]
additional source Meunier, A. (1915). Microplankton de la Mer Flamande: 2. Les Diatomacées (suite) (Le Genre Chaetoceros excepté). Mémoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique = Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Natuurhistorisch Museum van België, VII(3). Hayez, imprimeur de l'Académie royale de Belgique: Bruxelles. 182 pp. [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present 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]
Unreviewed
