Staurosira exigua (W.Smith) Van de Vijver & Guiry 2022
Publication Details
Staurosira exigua (W.Smith) Van de Vijver & Guiry 2022: 2, figs 1-24
Published in: Van de Vijver, B. & Guiry, M.D. (2022). Typification and observations on Triceratium exiguum W.Smith and its elevation to species level in the genus Staurosira (Staurosiraceae, Bacillariophyta). Notulae Algarum 240: 1-4, 24 figs.
Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurosira is Staurosira construens Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Triceratium exiguum W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Ormesby [Broad?], Norfolk" [England]; (Smith 1856: 87) Lectotype (designated by Van de Vijver 2022: 2, fig. 6): Mr Bridgman; October 10, 1853; BR; 4271, slide (Van de Vijver & Guiry 2022: 2)
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), small, short, poor, scanty (Brown 1946).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 09 June 2022 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 14 November 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024
