Staurastrum contortum var. pseudotetracerum Nordstedt 1887
Current name:
Staurastrum pseudotetracerum (Nordstedt) West & G.S.West
Colony Reservoir, Leicestershire, UK - 12 April 2017. C.F.Carter (chris.carter'at'6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Staurastrum contortum var. pseudotetracerum Nordstedt 1887: 157
Published in: Nordstedt, O. (1887). Algologiska småsker ... 4. Utdrag ur ett arbete öfver de af D:r. S. Berggren på Nya Sealand och i Australien samlade sötvattebsakgerna. Botaniska Notiser 1887: 153-164, no figs.
Request PDFType 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 Staurastrum pseudotetracerum (Nordstedt) West & G.S.West.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 15 July 2016
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
