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Staurastrum pseudocosmarium Reinsch 1875

Publication Details
Staurastrum pseudocosmarium Reinsch 1875: 91, Chlorophyllophyceae pl. IX: fig. 1 (as 'pseudo-cosmarium')

Published in: Reinsch, P.F. (1875 '1874/75'). Contributiones ad algologiam et fungologiam. Vol. 1 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-103, [104, err.], 131 plates [I-III, IIIa, IV-VI, VIa, VII-XII, XIIa, XIII-XX, XXa, XXI-XXXV, XXXVa, XXXVI (Melanophyceae); I-XLII, XLIIa, XLIII-XLVII, XLVIIa, XLVIII-LXI (Rhodophyceae); I-XVIII (Chlorophyllophyceae); I-IX (Fungi)]. Norimbergae [Nürnberg]: Typis Theodor Haesslein.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurastrum is Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen ex Ralfs.

Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 21 May 2024

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Taxonomic note
"probably a 3-radiate Cosmarium species (C. tetraophthalmum?)" (Coesel & Meesters 2013). Treated as a correct name by Prescott & al. (1982: 287). - (09 January 2023) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 21 May 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 June 2025