Hexasterias Ehrenberg ex Agassiz, 1843, nom. inval.

Publication details: Ehrenberg ex Agassiz, 1843: 6

Original publication: Agassiz, L. (1843). Nomina systematica generum polygastricorum, tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntur, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis, ad quas pertinent. Recognovit C.G. Ehrenberg. pp. i-iv, 1-13. Soloduri [Solothurn]: Sumtibus et typis Jent et Gassmann.

The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2022-04-21 by E.A. Molinari Novoa.

Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurastrum.

Gender: This genus name is currently treated as feminine.

Nomenclatural note
Invalid: without description and cited as a synonym of Staurastrum in Ehrenberg's work, - (21 April 2022) - E.A. Molinari Novoa

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 April 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025