Higher Classification: > Kingdom Chromista > Phylum Heterokontophyta > Subphylum Bacillariophytina > Class Bacillariophyceae > Subclass Coscinodiscophycidae > Superorder Thalassiosiranae > Order Thalassiosirales > Family Thalassiosiraceae > Genus Thalassiosira

Thalassiosira expecta VanLandingham, 1978

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: unaccepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Thalassiosira*	P.T. Cleve, 1873 emend. Hasle, 1973	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Shionodiscus gracilis var. expectus*	(VanLandingham) A.J.Alverson; S.H.Kang & E.C.Theriot, 2006	synonym

Literature

original description	VanLandingham, S.L. (1978). Catalogue of the fossil and recent genera and species of diatoms and their synonyms. Part VII. Rhoicosphenia through Zygoceros. 3301 Lehre, Verlag von J. Cramer, 7: 3606-4241
basis of record	Fourtanier, E. & Kociolek, J. P. (compilers). (2011). Catalogue of Diatom Names. California Academy of Sciences, On-line Version. Updated 2011-09-19.
additional source	Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp.

Genbank

Citation

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. Thalassiosira expecta VanLandingham, 1978. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:573640