Staurastrum sexangulare var. platycerum (Joshua) Playfair 1910
Publication Details
Staurastrum sexangulare var. platycerum (Joshua) Playfair 1910: 489, pl. 12: fig. 9
Published in: Playfair, G.J. (1910). Polymorphism and life-history in the Desmidiaceae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 35: 459-495.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurastrum is Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurastrum platycerum Joshua.
Basionym
Staurastrum platycerum Joshua
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 01 April 2017
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Taxonomic note
Coesel & Meesters (2013) state "...there is no ground to consider this form identic to S. sexangulare " in reference to Staurastrum platycerum - (01 April 2017)
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Alex Kenins in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 April 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 15 June 2025
