Staurastrum apiculatum Brébisson 1856
Publication Details
Staurastrum apiculatum Brébisson 1856: 142, pl. I [1]: fig. 23
Published in: Brébisson, [L.] A. de (1856). Liste des Desmidiées, observées en Basse-Normandie. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 4: 113-166, pls I, II.
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 Staurodesmus dejectus var. apiculatus (Brébisson) Croasdale.
Source of Synonymy
Croasdale, H.T. (1957). Freshwater algae of Alaska I. Some desmids from the Interior. Part 3: Cosmariae concluded. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 76(2): 116-158.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), ending abruptly in a sharp point or apiculum (Stearn 1983).
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 27 November 2024