Staurastrum omearae W.Archer 1858

Current name: Staurodesmus omearae (W.Archer) Teiling
Sphagnum pool,Ben Tianavaig, Isle of Skye, Scotland. - 18 June 2008. C.F.Carter (Chris.Carter@6cvw.freeuk.com)

Publication Details
Staurastrum omearae W.Archer 1858: 254, pl. 21: figs. 8-13 (as 'O'Mearii')

Published in: Archer, W. (1858). Supplementary catalogue of Desmidiaceae found in the neighbourhood of Dublin with description and figures of a proposed new genus and of four new species. Proceedings of the Natural History Review 5: 234-263, plate 21.

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Publication date: 1858

Type 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 Staurodesmus omearae (W.Archer) Teiling.

Source of Synonymy
Kouwets, F.A.C. (1999). A check-list of desmids (Chlorophyta, Zygnemaphyceae) of France. Patrimoines Natureles 41: 1-148.

Eponomy
Named for Eugene O'Meara c.1815-1880, Irish diatomist.

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 30 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 August 2023

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Nomenclatural note
Named for Eugene O'Meara c.1815-1880, Irish diatomist. As the name ends in "a" the epithet is omearae, in accordance with the ICBN. - (29 September 2010) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 August 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 11 June 2025