Staurastrum tonsum (Nordstedt) Playfair 1915
Publication Details
Staurastrum tonsum (Nordstedt) Playfair 1915: 331
Published in: Playfair, G.I. (1915). Freshwater algae of the Lismore District: with an appendix on the algal fungi and Schizomycetes. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 40(Part II No. 158): 310-362, 10 figs, pls XLI-XLVI.
Request PDFPublication date: "Issued 15th September, 1915"
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 pseudosebaldi var. tonsum (Nordstedt) Croasdale.
Basionym
Staurastrum pseudosebaldi subsp. tonsum Nordstedt
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cropped.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 21 February 2024
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
