Staurastrum tumidum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848

Xanthidium tumidum (Ralfs) Stastny, Skaloud & Neustupa

Current name: Xanthidium tumidum (Ralfs) Stastny, Skaloud & Neustupa
Lake Twenty-two, Snohomish County, Washington (USA) - 25 July 2014. R. Matthews

Publication Details
Staurastrum tumidum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848: 126, pl. XXI [21]: fig. 6 a-d

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 currently regarded as a synonym of Xanthidium tumidum (Ralfs) Stastny, Skaloud & Neustupa.

Type Information
Type locality: Piltdown Common, Sussex (Jenner); Dolgelley & Penzance (Ralfs); Falaise (Brébisson); (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 August 2023

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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