Staurastrum pilosum Brébisson 1856
Current name:
Staurastrum pilosum Brébisson
Location: Bog near Salzburg (Austria) - 01 April 2007. © Wolfgang Bettighofer, www.protisten.de, image under Creative Commons License V 3.0 (CC BY-NC-SA)
Publication Details
Staurastrum pilosum Brébisson 1856: 141, pl. II [2]: fig. 4
Published in: Brébisson, [L.] A. de (1856). Liste des Desmidiées, observées en Basse-Normandie. Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 4: 113-166, pls I, II.
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
Adjective (Latin), soft-hairy.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 02 October 2009 by David John.
Last updated: 19 June 2025
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Nomenclatural note
This is not an illegitimate name and the change of name by Archer (in Pritchard, 1861: 739) is unwarranted. - (21 May 2024) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 June 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 June 2025
