Staurophanum cruciatum var. elegans (W.West & G.S.West) Playfair 1907
Publication Details
Staurophanum cruciatum var. elegans (W.West & G.S.West) Playfair 1907: 199
Published in: Playfair, G.J. (1907). Some new or less known desmids found in New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 32: 160-201.
Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurastrum bibrachiatum var. elegans (W.West & G.S.West) G.W.Prescott, C.E.M.Bicudo & W.C.Vinyard.
Basionym
Dichotomum elegans W.West & G.S.West
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), cross-shaped (Stearn 1973).
Created: 30 November 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 03 November 2023
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Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 03 November 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024