Staurastrum contortum var. pseudotetracerum Nordstedt 1887

Publication Details
Staurastrum contortum var. pseudotetracerum Nordstedt 1887: 157

Published in: Nordstedt, O. (1887). Algologiska småsker ... 4. Utdrag ur ett arbete öfver de af D:r. S. Berggren på Nya Sealand och i Australien samlade sötvattebsakgerna. Botaniska Notiser 1887: 153-164, no figs.

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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 pseudotetracerum (Nordstedt) West & G.S.West.

Source of Synonymy
West, W. & West, G.S. (1895). A contribution to our knowledge of the freshwater algae of Madagascar. Transactions of the Linnean Society of Botany, London 5: 41-90, pls 5-9.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 15 July 2016

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 15 July 2016. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 November 2024

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