Staurodesmus subhexagonus (West & G.S.West) Coesel 1993
Publication Details
Staurodesmus subhexagonus (West & G.S.West) Coesel 1993: 110
Published in: Coesel, P.F.M. (1993). Taxonomic notes on Dutch desmids II. Cryptogamie, Algologie 14: 105-114.
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The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurodesmus is Staurodesmus triangularis (Lagerheim) Teiling.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Basionym
Arthrodesmus incus f. subhexagonus West & G.S.West
Type Information
Notes: INA card in 2024 indicates the type locality is Scotland. Presumably this is from the following statement included in the protologue.
This form has been described and figured as A. Incus var. Ralffsii forma spinis brevissimis W. & G. S. West, 'Further Contrib. Freshw. Plankton Scott. Lochs,' 1905, p. 501, t. 7, f. 10. It would appear also to be identical with Staurastrum dejectum Breb. var.Debaryanum (Jacobs.) Nordst. forma Borge, 'Beitrage Alg. Schweden,' 1906, p. 44, t. 3,
f. 36.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 September 2013
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 September 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 20 April 2024
