Stauroptera divergens (W.Smith) O.Kirchner 1878
Publication Details
Stauroptera divergens (W.Smith) O.Kirchner 1878: 177
Published in: Kirchner, O. (1878). Algen. In: Kryptogamen-Flora von Schlesien. Part 1. (Cohn, F. Eds) Vol. 2, pp. i-iv [vii] 1-284. Breslau: J.U. Kern's Verlag (Max Müller).
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Stauroptera is Stauroptera semicruciata Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pinnularia divergens W.Smith.
Basionym
Pinnularia divergens W.Smith
Type Information
Type locality: "Fresh water. Premnay Peat. Dolgelly Earth." [Scotland]; (Smith 1853: 57)
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), divergent, going different ways (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 13 March 2006 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 30 April 2010
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Salvador Valenzuela Miranda in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 30 April 2010. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 April 2024
