Staurastrum muticum var. subcurtum (Nordstedt) Croasdale 1994
Publication Details
Staurastrum muticum var. subcurtum (Nordstedt) Croasdale 1994: 117, pl. 78: figs 10-12, 15
Published in: Croasdale, H., Flint, E.A. & Racine, M.M. (1994). Flora of New Zealand. Freshwater Algae, Chlorophyta, Desmids. Vol. III pp. i-x, 2-218, pls 62-146. Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand: Manaaki Whenua Press.
Publication date: 1994
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 coarctatum var. subcurtum Nordstedt.
Source of Synonymy
Coesel, P.F.M. & Meesters, J. (2013). European flora of the desmid genera Staurastrum and Staurodesmus. pp. [1]-357, 5 text-figs, 120 pls. Zeist: KNNV Publishing.
Basionym
Staurastrum coarctatum var. subcurtum Nordstedt
Type Information
Type locality: New Zealand; (INA 1996) Lectotype: pl. 4 in Nordstedt 1888 (fide Croasdale et al. 1994: 117): (INA 1996)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), without a point, awnless, blunt (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 12 September 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 12 September 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 January 2025
