Pseudostaurastrum minutum Bourrelly 1952
Publication Details
Pseudostaurastrum minutum Bourrelly 1952: 670, fig. 7
Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1952 '1951'). Xanthophycées rares ou nouvelles. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Série 2 23: 666-672.
Request PDFPublication date: 1951
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudostaurastrum is Pseudostaurastrum enorme (Ralfs) Chodat.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Trachydiscus minutus (Bourrelly) Ettl.
Type Information
Type locality: France: étang de Trappes; Bonne Mare, Rambouillet; (INA 1996) Notes: According to Pribyl et al. (2012: 237, 238), this species was described from a basin of the Paris Botanical Garden, and it was further observed in phytoplankton from several localities in France (Bourrelly 1951).
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), very small, minute (Stearn 1983).
Created: 07 September 2012 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 August 2023
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Luka Sato in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 July 2024
