Staurastrum stellatum Noda & Skvortzov, nom. illeg. 1969
Publication Details
Staurastrum stellatum Noda & Skvortzov, nom. illeg. 1969: 83, fig. 103
Published in: Noda, M. & Skvortsov, B.V. (1969). New and rare desmids from Genho River of Great Chingan Mountains Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia, China. Science Reports of Niigata University Series D (Biology) 6: 65-86, 117 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurastrum is Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Type Information
Type locality: Inner Mongolia: Genho River, Great Chingan Mts; (Index Nominum Algarum)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), stellate, with narrow divisions radiating from the center like the rays of a star (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 26 June 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 26 June 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024