Staurastrum gracile var. splendidum Messikommer 1928
Current name:
Staurastrum manfeldtii var. splendidum (Messikommer) Coesel
Side views. Collected by Ingrid Jüttner, lochen near Beaghcanneen bridge, Connemara, Ireland. - 15 February 2013. C.F.Carter (chris.carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)
Publication Details
Staurastrum gracile var. splendidum Messikommer 1928: 209, pl. 9: fig. 14
Published in: Messikommer, E. (1928). Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Algenflora des Kantons Zurich, III: Die Algenvegetation der Hinwiler- unde Oberhöflerriedes. Vierteljahresschr. Naturforsch Ge. Zurich 73: 195-213, pls 8, 9.
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 manfeldtii var. splendidum (Messikommer) Coesel.
Source of Synonymy
Coesel, P.F.M. (1996). The Dutch representatives of the Staurastrum manfeldtii complex (Desmidiaceae, Chlorophyta): a taxonomic revision. Nordic Journal of Botany 16(1): 99-106, 29 figs.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1983).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 05 April 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 16 September 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 September 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 04 December 2024
