Staurastrum pringsheimii Reinsch 1866
Publication Details
Staurastrum pringsheimii Reinsch 1866: 130, pl. XXIV: A; B II
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 Staurastrum polytrichum (Perty) Rabenhorst.
Source of Synonymy
Brook, A.J. & Johnson, L.R. (2002). Order Zygnematales. In: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles. An identification guide to freshwater and terrestrial algae. (John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J. Eds), pp. 479-593. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Type Information
Type locality: Saxonia, Franconia; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 April 2003 by Andy Taylor.
Last updated: 14 November 2012
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 November 2012. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
