Raphidiastrum longispinum (Bailey) Palamar-Mordvintseva ex Petlovany 2015
Current name:
Staurastrum longispinum (Bailey) W.Archer
Apical views. Collected by Ingrid Jüttner, lochen near Beaghcanneen bridge, Connemara, Ireland. - 15 February 2013. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Raphidiastrum longispinum (Bailey) Palamar-Mordvintseva ex Petlovany 2015: 369
Published in: Petlovany, O.A. & Tsarenko, P.M. (2015 '2014'). Desmidiales. In: Algae of Ukraine: diversity, nomenclature, taxonomy, ecology and geography. Volume 4: Charophyta. (Tsarenko, P.M., Wasser, S.P. & Nevo, E. Eds), pp. 61-448. Ruggell: Koeltz Scientific Books.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Raphidiastrum is Raphidiastrum brasiliense (Nordstedt) Palamar-Mordvintseva.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurastrum longispinum (Bailey) W.Archer.
Source of Synonymy
Pritchard, A. (1861). A history of infusoria, including the Desmidiaceae and Diatomaceae, British and foreign. Fourth edition enlarged and revised by
J. T. Arlidge, M.B., B.A. Lond.; W. Archer, Esq.; J. Ralfs, M.R.C.S.L.; W. C. Williamson, Esq., F.R.S., and the author. pp. [1]-xii, [1]-968, 40 pls [I-XV]. London: Whittaker and Co..
Basionym
Didymocladon longispinus Bailey
Type Information
Type locality: lakes in Florida; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 22 June 2015 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 June 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 June 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025