Staurodesmus triangularis var. subhexagonus (West & G.S.West) Teiling 1967
Publication Details
Staurodesmus triangularis var. subhexagonus (West & G.S.West) Teiling 1967: 518
Published in: Teiling, E. (1967). The desmid genus Staurodesmus. A taxonomic study. Arkiv för Botanik 6: 467-629.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurodesmus is Staurodesmus triangularis (Lagerheim) Teiling.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurodesmus subhexagonus (West & G.S.West) Coesel.
Basionym
Arthrodesmus incus f. subhexagonus West & G.S.West
Type Information
Notes: INA card in 2024 indicates the type locality is Scotland. Presumably this is from the following statement included in the protologue.
This form has been described and figured as A. Incus var. Ralffsii forma spinis brevissimis W. & G. S. West, 'Further Contrib. Freshw. Plankton Scott. Lochs,' 1905, p. 501, t. 7, f. 10. It would appear also to be identical with Staurastrum dejectum Breb. var.Debaryanum (Jacobs.) Nordst. forma Borge, 'Beitrage Alg. Schweden,' 1906, p. 44, t. 3,
f. 36.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), with three angles.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 October 2009 by David John.
Last updated: 19 February 2021
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 February 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
