Staurastrum patens var. coronatum Playfair 1908
Publication Details
Staurastrum patens var. coronatum Playfair 1908: 623, pl. xiii fig. 11
Published in: Playfair, G.J. (1908). Some Sydney desmids. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 33: 603-628, 3 pls [XI-XIII].
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Staurastrum is Staurastrum paradoxum Meyen ex Ralfs.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Origin of Species Name
Participle B (Latin), spreading, outspread, diverging from the axis at almost 90 degrees (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 11 February 2017
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Alex Kenins in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 February 2017. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 April 2024
