Octacanthium (Hansgirg) Compère, 1996
Holotype species: Octacanthium octocorne (Ralfs) Compère
Publication details: (Hansgirg) Compère, 1996: 502
Currently accepted name for the type species: Staurodesmus octocornis (Ehrenberg ex Ralfs) Stastny, Skaloud & Neustupa
Original publication and holotype designation: Compère, P. (1996). Octacanthium (Hansgirg) Compère, a new generic name in the Desmidiaceae. Beihefte Nova Hedwigia 112: 501-507, 11 figs.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2021-05-24 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Staurodesmus.
Gender: This genus name is currently treated as neuter.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Stastny, J., Skaloud, P., Langenbach, D., Nemjova, K. & Neustupa, J. (2013). Polyphasic evaluation of Xanthidium antilopaeum and Xanthidium cristatum (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) species complex. Journal of Phycology 49(2): 401-416.
Nomenclatural note
Elevation of Arthrodesmus sect. Octacanthium Hansgirg, Prodr. Algenfl. Böhmen 1: 203. 1888. - (25 February 2025) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 May 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025
