Staurastrum sexcostatum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848
Current name:
Staurastrum sexcostatum Brébisson ex Ralfs
Collected by Emma Goodyer, St Kilda, Scotland - 15 August 2015. C.F.Carter (chris.carter at 6cvw.freeuk.com
Publication Details
Staurastrum sexcostatum Brébisson ex Ralfs 1848: 129, pl. XXIII [23]: fig. 5
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.
Publication 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 of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: Britain (between Mayfield and Hadlow Down, Sussex (Jenner); Yate near Bristol (Thwaites); Dolgelly (Ralfs); Falaise (Brébisson); (INA 1996)see above;
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 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 14 November 2024