Octacanthium octocorne (Ralfs) Compère 1996

Publication Details
Octacanthium octocorne (Ralfs) Compère 1996: 503, figs 1, 2

Published in: Compère, P. (1996). Octacanthium (Hansgirg) Compère, a new generic name in the Desmidiaceae. Beihefte Nova Hedwigia 112: 501-507, 11 figs.

Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Octacanthium.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurodesmus octocornis (Ehrenberg ex Ralfs) Stastny, Skaloud & Neustupa.

Source of Synonymy
Stastny, J., Skaloud, P., Langenbach, D., Nemjova, K. & Neustupa, J. (2013). Polyphasic evaluation of Xanthidium antilopaeum and Xanthidium cristatum (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) species complex. Journal of Phycology 49(2): 401-416.

Basionym
Xanthidium octocorne Ehrenberg ex Ralfs

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 08 September 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 September 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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