Staurastrum bidentatum Wittrock 1869
Publication Details
Staurastrum bidentatum Wittrock 1869: 16, fig. 17
Published in: Wittrock, V.B. (1869). Anteckningar om Scandinavins Desmidiaceer. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientarum Upsaliensis, series 3 7(III): 1-28.
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 longispinum var. bidentatum (Wittrock) J.A.Cushman.
Source of Synonymy
Cushman, J.A. (1905). A contribution to the desmid flora of New Hampshire. Rhodora 7(84): 251-266, pl. 64.
Type Information
Scandinavia: Hjulsängen (W.Sweden);
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 22 December 2017
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 22 December 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025