Staurodesmus tumidus (Brébisson ex Ralfs) Teiling 1967

Publication Details
Staurodesmus tumidus (Brébisson ex Ralfs) Teiling 1967: 578, pl. 22: fig. 1

Published in: Teiling, E. (1967). The desmid genus Staurodesmus. A taxonomic study. Arkiv för Botanik 6: 467-629.

Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurodesmus is Staurodesmus triangularis (Lagerheim) Teiling.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Xanthidium tumidum (Ralfs) Stastny, Skaloud & Neustupa.

Source of Synonymy
Stastny, J., Skaloud, P., Langenbach, D., Nemjova, K. & Neustupa, J. (2013). Polyphasic evaluation of Xanthidium antilopaeum and Xanthidium cristatum (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) species complex. Journal of Phycology 49(2): 401-416.

Basionym
Staurastrum tumidum Brébisson ex Ralfs

Type Information
Type locality: Piltdown Common, Sussex (Jenner); Dolgelley & Penzance (Ralfs); Falaise (Brébisson); (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), swollen (Brown 1946).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 11 July 2018

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 November 2024

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