Pleurostaurum acutum (W.Smith) Rabenhorst 1859
Publication Details
Pleurostaurum acutum (W.Smith) Rabenhorst 1859: 17; pl. 1, fig. B; pl. 2, fig. F
Published in: Rabenhorst, L. (1859). Pleurostaurum acutum Rbh. Hedwigia 2(3): 17, pl. 1.
Type Species
This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Pleurostaurum.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Stauroneis acuta W.Smith.
Basionym
Stauroneis acuta W.Smith
Type Information
Syntype localities: "Fresh water. Near Guildford [England], Mr. Capron, Nov. 1852. Lough Mourne Deposit [Co. Donegal, Ireland]. Cantyre Peat [Kintyre, Scotland]. Premnay Peat. (New Zealand : Nova Scotia.)"; (Smith 1853: 60) Lectotype: Mr. Capron; 9.XI.1852; BR; 4779 (slide) (Wadmare & al. 2023: 355, fig. 1) Notes: Lectotype: near Guildford, West Surrey, England.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), acute, pointed; i.e. narrowing gradually and making an angle of less than 90° (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 07 October 2011 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 11 April 2015
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 April 2015. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 19 April 2024
