Staurastrum tumidum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848
Current name:
Xanthidium tumidum (Ralfs) Stastny, Skaloud & Neustupa
Lake Twenty-two, Snohomish County, Washington (USA) - 19 August 2014. R. Matthews
Publication Details
Staurastrum tumidum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848: 126, pl. XXI [21]: fig. 6 a-d
Published in: Ralfs, J. (1848). The British Desmidieae The drawings by Edward Jenner, A.L.S. pp. [i]-xxii, [i], [1]-226, 35 pls. London: Reeve, Benham & Reeve, King William Street, Strand.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 Jan 1848
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 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.
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: 15 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 August 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
