Staurastrum spongiosum var. griffithsianum (Nägeli) Lagerheim 1886

Publication Details
Staurastrum spongiosum var. griffithsianum (Nägeli) Lagerheim 1886: no. 821

Published in: Wittrock, V.B., Nordstedt, C.F.O. & Lagerheim, G. (1886). Algae aquae dulcis exsiccatae praecipue Scandinavicae quas adjectis algis marinis chlorophyllaceis et hycochromaceis. Vol. Fasc. 17 pp. nos 801-850..

Publication date: 29 Jun. 1886

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 Staurastrum spongiosum Brébisson ex Ralfs.

Basionym
Phycastrum griffithsianum Nägeli

Type Information
Type locality: Switzerland: Zurich; (Index Nominum Algarum)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), spongy, porous, soft like a wet sponge (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 11 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 01 July 2021

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 01 July 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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