Staurosira parasitica (W.Smith) Petit 1877

Publication Details
Staurosira parasitica (W.Smith) Petit 1877: 44

Published in: Petit, P. (1877). Liste des diatomées observées dans les environs de Paris . Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 24: 34-47, pl. 1.

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurosira is Staurosira construens Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudostaurosira parasitica (W.Smith) E.Morales.

Basionym
Odontidium parasiticum W.Smith

Type Information
Type locality: "Fresh water: parasitic on Nitzschia sigmoidea. Queen's Park, Edinburgh, April and July 1854, Dr. Greville." [now generally known as Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland]; (Smith 1856: 19) Lectotype (designated by Morales & al. 2015): [R.K.] Greville; 9.vii.1854; BR; (Van de Vijver & al. 2022: 2) Notes: Syntype material in BR (Morales et al., 2015: figs 81-106).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), parasitic (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 23 November 2008 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.

Last updated: 10 April 2017

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 10 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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