Staurastrum pygmaeum var. obtusum Wille 1879
Publication Details
Staurastrum pygmaeum var. obtusum Wille 1879: 51, pl. 13: fig. 56 (as 'var. ß obtusum')
Published in: Wille, N. (1879). Ferskvandsalger fra Novaja Semlja samlede af Dr F. Kjellman paa Nördenskiölds Expedition 1875. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Adademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 36(5): 13-74.
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 punctulatum f. obtusum (Wille) G.W. Prescott, C.E.M.Bicudo & W.C.Vinyard .
Type Information
Novaya Zemlya;
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), pygmy, dwarf (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 December 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 December 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
