Staurastrum margaritaceum Meneghini ex Ralfs 1848

Staurastrum margaritaceum Meneghini ex Ralfs

Current name: Staurastrum margaritaceum Meneghini ex Ralfs
Side and apical views of an empty cell. Collected by Liz Kungu, Great Hill, Ayrshire, Scotland. - 09 May 2015. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Staurastrum margaritaceum Meneghini ex Ralfs 1848: 134, pl. XXI [21]: fig. 9 a-e

Published in: Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae The drawings by Edward Jenner, A.L.S. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, 35 pls. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, King William Street, Strand.

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Publication date: 1 Jan 1848

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.

Type Information
Type locality: Britain (various records); Germany (Ehrenberg); Falaise (Brébisson); West Point, N.Y. (Bailey); (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pearly.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 10 September 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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