Fragilaria leptostauron (Ehrenberg) Hustedt 1931
Publication Details
Fragilaria leptostauron (Ehrenberg) Hustedt 1931: 153, fig. 668 a-f
Published in: Hustedt, F. (1927). Die Kieselalgen Deutschlands, Österreichs und der Schweiz unter Berücksichtigung der übrigen Länder Europas sowie der angrenzenden Meeresgebiete. Bd. VII: Teil 1: Liefrung 1. In: Rabenhorst's Kryptogamen Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. (Anon. Eds), pp. [1]-272. Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.h..
Publication date: Mar 1927
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fragilaria is Fragilaria pectinalis (O.F.Müller) Lyngbye.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurosirella leptostauron (Ehrenberg) D.M.Williams & Round.
Source of Synonymy
Van de Vijver, B., Kusber, W.-H., Jüttner, I., Schuster, T.M. & Williams, D.M. (2024). Revision of the Staurosirella leptostauron complex (Staurosiraceae, Bacillariophyta) in Europe with the description of three new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 157(2): 174–201, 14 figures.
Basionym
Biblarium leptostauron Ehrenberg
Type Information
Type locality: Polierschiefer bei Cassel [Cassel, diatomaceous earth, Germany]; (Ehrenberg 1854: 8) Lectotype: (desingated by Kusber & Van de Vijver in Van de Vijver , 2024): BHUPM; drawing sheet 2347 “Cassel.” (Van de Vijver & al. 2024: 186) Notes: Epitype. BR-4819 (designated here by Van de Vijver for the above lectotype), slide made from the Grunow Moosach sample s.n. Figure 4C illustrates the epitype in Van de Vijver & al. 2024)
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 March 2025
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 March 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 March 2025
