Staurastrum clepsydra var. occidentale (West & G.S.West) G.W.Prescott, C.E.M.Bicudo & W.C.Vinyard 1982
Publication Details
Staurastrum clepsydra var. occidentale (West & G.S.West) G.W.Prescott, C.E.M.Bicudo & W.C.Vinyard 1982: 160
Published in: Prescott, G.W., Bicudo, C.E & Vinyard, W.C. (1982). A synopsis of North American desmids. Part II. Desmidiaceae: Placodermae Section 4. pp. i-vii, 1-700. Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurastrum is Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Staurastrum sibiricum var. occidentale West & G.S.West
Origin of Species Name
Noun (Greek), water-clock (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 01 December 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 09 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024