Pseudostaurastrum contortum Bourrelly 1957

Publication Details
Pseudostaurastrum contortum Bourrelly 1957: 668, fig. 4

Published in: Bourrelly, P. (1957). Recherches sur les Chrysophycées. Morphologie, phylogénie, systématique. Mémoire Hors-Série Revue Algologique 1: [1]-412, incl. 11 pls.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Pseudostaurastrum is Pseudostaurastrum enorme (Ralfs) Chodat.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Pseudogoniochloris tripus (Pascher) Krienitz, E.Hegewald, Reymond & Peschke.

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), contorted, literally, ‘powerful, vehement, involved’. (Stearn 1973).

General Environment
This is a freshwater species.

Created: 04 May 2016 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 18 December 2020

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 18 December 2020. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 29 March 2024

 
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