Toxonidisigma garbii Lobban & G. Reid, 2018

Lobban, Christopher S. & Reid, Geraldine, 2018, New Arcuatasigma species (Bacillariophyta, Pleurosigmataceae) from Guam and Belize, and the taxonomic identities of Toxonidea challengeriensis and its variety, Phytotaxa 346 (2), pp. 169-179 : 178

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.346.2.4
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treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Toxonidisigma garbii Lobban & G. Reid
status	sp. nov.

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Toxonidisigma garbii Lobban & G. Reid , sp. nov.

Basionym : Toxonidea challengeriensis var. Castracane (1886) Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Botany ed. Vol.2, p. 39, pl. 26, fig. 14.

Type (iconotype designated here): Castracane 1886, pl. 26, fig. 14.

Type locality: “Tirreno Sea,” in the Mediterranean (Tyrrhenian Sea), collected by Alessandro Garbi of Florence (vide Castracane).

Etymology: Named for the collector.

Synonym: Arcuatasigma castracanense G. Reid (2012) Diatom Monographs 14: pro parte, quoad pl. 13: fig. 5.

There are now seven species of Arcuatasigma and two species of Toxonidisigma recognized, all of which are marine.