1. Species Pleurosigma delicatulum W.Smith, 1852
2. Species Pleurosigma directum Grunow, 1880
3. Species Pleurosigma elongatum W.Smith, 1852
4. Species Pleurosigma formosum W.Smith, 1852
5. Species Pleurosigma naviculaceum Brébisson, 1854
6. Species Pleurosigma normanii Ralfs, 1861
7. Species Pleurosigma salinarum (Grunow) Grunow, 1880
8. Species Pleurosigma strigosum W.Smith, 1852
9. Species Pleurosigma acuminatum (Kützing) W.Smith, 1852 accepted as Gyrosigma acuminatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1853 (synonym)
10. Species Pleurosigma attenuatum (Kützing) W.Smith, 1852 accepted as Gyrosigma attenuatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1853 (synonym)
11. Species Pleurosigma balticum (Ehrenberg) W.Smith, 1852 accepted as Gyrosigma balticum (Ehrenberg) Rabenhorst, 1853 (synonym)
12. Species Pleurosigma distortum W.Smith, 1852 accepted as Gyrosigma distortum (W.Smith) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856 accepted as Pleurosigma distortum var. distortum W. Smith, 1852 (synonym)
13. Species Pleurosigma fasciola (Ehrenberg) W.Smith, 1852 accepted as Gyrosigma fasciola (Ehrenberg) J.W.Griffith & Henfrey, 1856 accepted as Ceratoneis fasciola Ehrenberg, 1839 (synonym)
14. Species Pleurosigma hippocampus W.Smith, 1852 accepted as Gyrosigma attenuatum (Kützing) Rabenhorst, 1853 (synonym)
15. Species Pleurosigma parkeri Harrison, 1860 accepted as Gyrosigma wormleyi (Sullivant) Boyer, 1922 accepted as Pleurosigma wormleyi W.S.Sullivant, 1859 (synonym)
16. Species Pleurosigma strigilis W.Smith, 1852 accepted as Gyrosigma strigilis (W.Smith) J.W.Griffin & Henfrey, 1856 accepted as Pleurosigma strigilis f. strigilis W. Smith, 1852 (synonym)
17. Species Pleurosigma tenuissimum W.Smith, 1853 accepted as Gyrosigma tenuissimum (W.Smith) Griffith & Henfrey, 1856 accepted as Pleurosigma tenuissimum var. tenuissimum W. Smith, 1853 (synonym)
18. Species Pleurosigma angulatum (Queckett) W.Smith, 1852 (uncertain > unassessed)
19. Species Pleurosigma eximium (Thwaites) Grunow, 1880 accepted as Schizonema eximium Thwaites, 1848 (uncertain > unassessed)
20. Species Pleurosigma macrum W.Smith, 1853 (uncertain > unassessed)
21. Species Pleurosigma nodiferum Grunow, 1880 (uncertain > unassessed)
22. Species Pleurosigma simonsenii Hasle, 1990 (uncertain > unassessed)
23. Species Pleurosigma wormleyi W.S.Sullivant, 1859 (uncertain > unassessed)

marine, brackish, fresh

Smith, W. (1852). 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. [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. (2024). DiatomBase. Pleurosigma W. Smith, 1852. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149181 on 2024-04-18

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2024). European Register of Marine Species. Pleurosigma W. Smith, 1852. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149181 on 2024-04-18

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